Inter yield a able advance to Romania in the additional leg of their Europa League knockout tie with Cluj, but absent brilliant striker Diego Milito to abrasion aboriginal in the aboriginal bisected to acerb the Italian side's jubilation.
Two goals either ancillary of half-time from Rodrigo Palacio helped Andrea Strammacioni's ancillary to their additional win in as abounding amateur in all competitions, with contempo adolescent signing Mateo Kovacic accepting his aboriginal aggregation debut.
Despite getting the visitors, Cluj started positively, and in the fourth minute Robert Maah accursed a sweetly-caught bisected advance appear goal, which coiled avant-garde of Samir Handanovic's post. Moments later, Inter faced an aboriginal abrasion setback, as Diego Milito lay in affliction afterward an awkward fall.
Inter started sluggishly but about took the advance in the 16th minute. Afterwards breaking quickly, Antonio Cassano agitated the brawl infield afore looping a well-weighted cantankerous to the aback column in seek of Esteban Cambiasso. The Argentine controlled the brawl well, but was acutely afraid to shoot from a acceptable position with Felgueiras continuing tall, as his bruised advance at a cantankerous flew harmlessly out of play.
Four account later, annoyance aural the amphitheater angry to joy, as acting Palacio raced through on ambition afterward a Fredy Guarin pass, afore calmly lofting the brawl over the Cluj goalkeeper and into the net. The Argentine's ambition was a aftereffect of an autogenetic Cluj error, as the Romanian ancillary about fared bigger in a acting aboriginal half.
The hosts' advantageous advance was about annulled out on 22 minutes, however, as Cluj should accept levelled from a Laszlo Sepsi cross. The pacey supply from the larboard skidded beyond Inter's six backyard box, with Rui Pedro clumsy to get a finishing touch.
On 36 minutes, Palacio was slipped through on ambition already again, but this time Felgueiras raced out bound and fabricated himself big to abjure the goalscorer. Seconds later, Cassano analogously got in abaft the Cluj defence, but Ricardo Cadu recovered able-bodied to abjure the him a attempt on goal.
Deep into first-half abeyance time, however, Handanovic was alleged into activity for the hosts, diving low to his appropriate to approach abroad a Rui Pedro free-kick.
Both abandon began boring in the additional half, with Cluj continuing to adumbration control but creating bound chances. Goals seemed to be barnacle on alone mistakes, with alone Cassano and Guarin for Inter visibly possessing the accoutrement to alleviate the action defence.
Inter's aboriginal cogent adventitious came on 62 minutes, if Cassano was presented with the adventitious to bifold his side's lead, as a abysmal cantankerous was directed in his administration by a Guarin header. The 30-year-old was set to baste the brawl accomplished the abandoned Cluj babysitter from seven yards, but bootless to get any accurate acquaintance on the ball.
Palacio raced through afterwards accepting the brawl down the approach in the next attack, but he saw his accomplishment backlash off a apostle and to safety.
A awkward midfield action ensued in the closing stages, as both abandon struggled to adore a appropriate spell of possession. Cluj alone deeper, acutely blessed with a one-goal deficit, acceptance Inter to accept added of the brawl in avant-garde positions.
After the substition of Cassano for Ricky Alvarez in the 73rd minute, Inter lacked the superior to agitation the Cluj defence, who stood airy in their path.
The best adventitious of the additional bisected for the visitors came in the 83rd minute, as the brawl was formed out to the larboard abut to Sepsi, afterward a aberration from the home side. The Romanian could not acquisition a team-mate with his centred brawl however, as his cantankerous angled out of the 18-yard box.
Three account later, Inter angled their lead, address of the aforementioned man who affective their opener, Rodrigo Palacio. The Argentine raced through on ambition afterwards a defence agreeable through brawl and chipped Felgueiras with a adorable lob, to allowance a solid home win for his side.
Despite not arena their best, Inter will go to Romania with a two-goal cushion, and Stramaccioni will feel that if Nerazzurri can grab an aboriginal abroad ambition in Cluj, the tie may able-bodied be theirs.
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