Inter Milan and Juventus are tied at the top of the Serie A standings after they both picked up wins over the weekend. Inter Milan won 3-1 at Torino as Maicon and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored goals. "Inter was the stronger side today because it scored three goals and could have scored more," coach Jose Mourinho said. "They scored a goal and were motivated at the end but our goalkeeper Julio Cesar, who was on vacation for 75 minutes, made some big saves, and that's what president Massimo Moratti pays him for." Juventus got a goal from Amauri as they defeated Cagliari 1-0. "Right now it's us and Juve, but we'll understand the standings better once the December break comes," Mourinho said. "Milan (AC) will bounce back and so will Roma." Inter and Juventus have seven points each at the top of Serie A followed by Lazio, Palermo, Catania and Atalanta with six points.
Vincenzo Iaquinta set up Amauri's goal for Juventus and the team overcame the loss of starting goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon who left at the half. His replacement, Alex Manninger, made a big save in the 90th minute on Alessandro Matri to save the win. "There could have been more goals for us if we had figured out how to take advantage of our chances, and for them with Matri, who nearly tied it," Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri said. Goalkeeper Buffon said his injury was not bad. "I don't think it's anything serious," he said.
AC Milan got goals from Clarence Seedorf, Gianluca Zambrotta, Alexandre Pato and Kaka as they defeated Lazio 4-1. "We realized over these past few days that we're not just great single players, but a strong group," AC Milan’s Kaka said. "You've already seen some improvement and you're going to see more over the next few games." AC Milan faces Reggina on Wednesday and Inter Milan over the weekend.
In the Champions League Inter Milan beat Panathinaikos 2-0 and Juventus got a 1-0 win over Zenit St. Petersburg. "Inter is the team to beat, but we're pretty good too," Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri said.
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