Ranocchia: Cagliari draw a letdown

The Italian believes that Inter were deserving of all three points and is frustrated that they were unable to hold on to a third away win this season

The Nerazzurri have become unexpected title challengers under new boss Walter Mazzarri this season but failed to win for the second time in their opening six games thanks to Radja Nainggolan's late equaliser.

Although he believes Inter impressed and deserved the win away from home, Ranocchia was frustrated that they were unable to return to the Giuseppe Meazza with another win in the bag.

"We played a good match and we’ll start again from here," the 25-year-old told Inter Channel.

"We created a lot and gave away very little on a pitch that wasn’t in the greatest shape. Unfortunately we’re not taking the three points home.

"Even the guys who play less are still training hard to be ready to go. They have to keep up this attitude, and they did well today.

"It’s a letdown because we deserved the three points. But we’ll move forward. It’s a long season. We’ll start focusing on Roma now."

Inter's next match is against fellow Scudetto challengers Roma on Saturday October 5 at San Siro.

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Cagliari 1-1 Inter: Nainggolan nets to keep Mazzarri's men off top spot

Inter extended their unbeaten start to the Serie A season but could only manage a 1-1 draw away to Cagliari on Sunday.

The Nerazzurri came into the match on the back of four wins and a draw from their opening five games and the fourth-placed side had only lost to Cagliari twice since 1995.

Half-time substitute Mauro Icardi scored the game’s first goal with 15 minutes remaining, but

Radja Nainggolan struck even later to earn the home side a point at the Stadio Nereo Rocco.
The hosts made only two changes from Wednesday’s 1-1 draw at Livorno as Albin Ekdal and Nene missed out in favour of Matias Cabrera and Mauricio Pinilla.

Inter picked up a commendable win over Fiorentina in their last fixture, but coach Walter Mazzarri still opted to rotate his players. Jonathan, Hugo Campagnaro, Saphir Taider and Rodrigo Palacio all took places on the bench, while Rolando, Alvaro Pereira, Mateo Kovacic and Ishak Belfodil started.

The share of possession in the opening exchanges was even, but Inter looked considerably more dangerous going forward.

Belfodil did well down the right just before the 10th minute as he cut a pass back to Fredy Guarin, but Agazzi tipped his deflected effort over the bar.

Agazzi was Cagliari’s saviour again 23 minutes in as he got down to keep Belfodil’s header out after the Algerian connected with Yuto Nagatomo’s cross.

There was little Agazzi could do moments after the half-hour mark as Ricky Alvarez cut in from the right and fired a dipping shot towards the far corner, but the Argentinian’s effort flew just over the crossbar.

The second period took a while to get into a steady flow, but Inter were convinced they had taken the lead in the 61st minute.

Half-time substitute Icardi headed Pereira’s cross back across goal, with the Uruguayan turning home after David Astori had cleared the initial effort, but the referee ruled it out for a foul by Kovacic.

Pereira soon had another chance, however. Belfodil crossed excellently to the back post and the former Porto man met it with his head, but he could only put it wide.

Agim Ibraimi missed a glorious chance to break the deadlock with a volleyed effort from close range, and he was punished soon after as Inter took the lead.

Nagatomo cleverly got behind the Cagliari defence and played the ball across the face of the goal for Icardi to head home, giving the home side less than 15 minutes to find an equaliser.

Inter looked destined to leave Sardinia with three points for the first time since 2010 but, with less than 10 minutes to play, Nainggolan cut in from the left and saw his powerful strike deflect past the helpless Samir Handanovic, rescuing a point for Cagliari.

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Diego Milito - Biography, stats

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Name: Diego Milito

Age: 34 years (11 June 1979)

Stature: 183 cm

Nationality: Argentina
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Biography Diego Milito

Diego Milito was born on 12 June 1979 in Bernal, Argentina. His first professional contract was with Racing Club de Avellaneda in 1999. Milito soon became a key striker at Racing. In 2001 he helped his team to win Apertura tournament. Diego stayed at the Argentinean club for five seasons, scoring 34 goals in 137 appearances.
In 2004 Milito left his homeland and signed for Serie B Genoa C.F.C. The striker fit perfectly in the Italian club and scored 33 goals during his stay at the Griffin. After a match-fixing scandal though Genoa was relegated to Serie C1, and the Rossoblu goleador was forced to leave the club. Milito signed for Spanish Real Zaragoza and became teammate with his younger brother Gabriel.
After two years at Zaragoza Diego Milito became the club captain. His incredible 51 goals in 108 appearances will be long remembered by the Spanish club’s fans. Football fans around the world will surely remember Diego Milito for scoring four goals in the match against Real Madrid of the 2006 Copa del Rey.
Italian sport edition Guerin Sportivo named Diego Milito the Best Player of 2007/08 season.
Top European clubs struggled to acquire Milito’s services, but Internazionale was the most persistent. The striker quickly adapted to José Mourinho’s schemes and tactics and became the club’s main goleador by the end of the season, with impressive 22 goals in 32 appearances.
Internazionale is undoubtedly a great chance for the aging Argentinian player to make his football
ambitions come true.

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Samir Handanovic - Biography, stats

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Name: Samir Handanovic

Age: 29 years (14 July 1984)

Stature: 193 cm

Weight: 98 kg

Nationality: Slovenia

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Biography Samir Handanovic

Samir Handanovic is a Slovenian goalkeeper who was born on 14 July 1984 in Ljubljana. Handanovic started his career in professional football in Slovan. In 2002 he signed a deal with Domžale, spending there two seasons. In 2004 the goalkeeper was offered a lucrative deal with Udinese and a 20 year-old player moved to Italy.
In Udinese the Slovenian did not manage to become a first-choice keeper. Handanovic played on loan in such clubs as Treviso, Lazio and Rimini, but returned to Udinese in 2007, quickly progressing to the first goalkeeper in the squad.
On 4 July 2012 Handanovic was transferred to Internazionale for €11.

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Javier Zanetti Stats,Biography

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Name: Javier Zanetti

Age: 40 years (10 August 1973)

Stature: 178 cm

Weight: 75 kg

Nationality: Argentina

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Biography Javier Zanetti

Javier Zanetti is a defender for Internazionale Milano. He was born on 10 August 1973 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Javier’s professional career started in 1991, after he had been signed by Talleres. The young defender successfully played in the club’s first team and has become a key player, scoring 1 goal in 33 appearances.
The following year, Javier was signed by Banfield for 3 seasons. During his debut season at Banfield, Zanetti didn’t manage to break into the starting lineup, but was made a regular by the senior coach in the two following seasons at the Argentinean club. For 3 years at Banfield, Zanetti made 66 appearances and netted 4 goals.
In 1995 Javier Zanetti signed the last transfer deal in his career and joined Italian Serie A Internazionale Milano. The Nerazzurri extended and improved the conditions of the contract with the Argentinean defender numerous times. Zanetti is a legend of Inter, with 15 years of dedicated performance for the club. Javier Zanetti’s experience, professionalism and self-control have made him one of the best defenders of all time. Playing for Inter since 1995, Javier featured in 573 matches and scored 13 goals.
In 1996 Javier was capped 12 times for Argentina U-23. Since 1994 Javier is a key defender of the Argentinean national football team, with 145 appearances and 5 goals.

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