Serie A, Week 29: Juventus Beat Inter Milan 2-0 In The Derby D’Italia

So what now? Will Antonio trust that Inter’s aging legs will get tired, and resist change? Will he simply wait until the 60th minute, throw on a defensive-minded player, and return to his conservative ways? Or will it be Claudio Ranieri that starts the tinkering, hoping to save his job by being the first to beat Juventus?

Fabrizio Miccoli opened the scoring in the 31st minute when he got free down the left and ripped a shot across to the far post for a fine goal. It was a deserved goal for Miccoli, too, after almost scoring after five minutes and causing problems for the Udinese defense with regularity.

Finally, Torje came off the bench and quickly put himself on the scoresheet. Roberto Pereya fed the Romanian, whose clinical finish left Viviano no chance and delivered Udinese a vital point in their quest for a Champions league place.

We fans of calcio can all pretend we care about matches like Atalanta v Bologna, but let’s face it, this week, it’s all about the Derby d’Italia. Juventus and Inter might not inhabit the same city -- the distance between Milan and Turin makes this derby more akin to ones in Major League Soccer than ones in Europe -- but the rivalry between the two clubs is fierce. Of course, most years the two are closer in the standings...

Prior to the derby on Sunday evening, the gods of Italian football (otherwise known as the FIGC) have provided us with a tasty morsel in the form of Milan v Roma. The rossoneri look to widen the gap at the top of the table, while Roma, who nicked a win over Genoa last week, are still trying to prove they have a place in Europe.