Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Champions League. 2nd Round. 2nd Leg

Inter Milan vs Porto(FLA: 1:1)

This is one match-up that Inter Milan must be eager for. Inter Milan is a much stronger team than its current league position suggests. It has been punished by its inability to convert dominance into win and thus end up being the ultimate "draw-specialist" worldwide. Against Porto, bookmakers have assigned an Asian Handicap of 1 goal, showing their confidence in Inter Milan progressing to the next round.

While Porto is last CL's holder, based on its current state, I cannot think of any reason on how it can by-pass Inter Milan. A lot of players have been changed from the CL winning team and its manager then, Jose Mourinho is no longer around. Although its leading the Portugese League, it is not an indication of any strength given that they lost 4-0 while hosting Nacional over the weekend.

Players on Inter Milan side are hitting form and they are a team capable of scoring from any situation. Veron is like Veron, Adriano is a dangerous man in front of goal post. He should be partnering Vieri, who is a lethal goal-poacher. I cannot see any reason as to how Inter Milan will let this match slip up.

Maximum stake...Inter Milan -1.

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home