Serie A & LaLiga - Roma vs Inter Milan ; Ranieri vs Mourinho

• zocoss

  26 Mar 10, 23:35

  RANIERI READY FOR `MATCH OF THE YEAR`

  

   

   

   

   

  Roma vs Inter Milan

  Saturday, 27 March 2010

  Channel 61 Football Frenzy :  1.00 am  -  (Sun Morning) (Live)

   

    

   

   

   

  
  

  Roma coach Claudio Ranieri is thrilled with the way his side are playing ahead of Saturday's "match of the year" against title rivals Inter Milan. The Giallorossi will go into the match against the league leaders at a sold-out Stadio Olimpico trailing four points behind. Wednesday's 2-0 triumph at Bologna lifted Roma level on 59 points with second-place AC Milan.

  "It's beautiful to see Roma playing the match of the year with eight games remaining," said Ranieri. "This means my men have worked very well. "It will be a wonderful game. We hope we can celebrate at the end."

  Roma held Inter to a 1-1 draw at the San Siro earlier this season but Ranieri knows it will take a monumental effort from his team to beat Jose Mourinho's side.

  The Nerazzurri go into the game on the back of a 3-0 midweek triumph over Livorno, a result that ended a three-match winless streak.

  "Inter have been a superpower in recent years but we are ready," said Ranieri. "We are not giving up. "My team is in good health and on Saturday, we must play a superb game against a stellar side.

  "This game means so much more for us considering that no one could have imagined after our results earlier in the season that we would be in this position now."

   

   

• zocoss

  26 Mar 10, 23:50

  When the Roma Inter match is over, those interested can still catch the

   

  Madrid Derby 

   

   

  R. Madrid Vs A. Madrid

  Sunday, 28 March 2010

  Channel 27:  3am - (Live) (Mon morning)

   

   

   

   

  Real Madrid will hope to strike a big blow in the Primera Division title race this weekend when they play host to mercurial local rivals Atletico while Barcelona make the potentially tough trip to Real Mallorca

  Facing two derbies in four days - Real are at Getafe on Thursday - may not be the ideal way of trying to keep pace with Barca at the top of the table, but Manuel Pellegrini's side can feel confident heading into Sunday's clash at the Bernabeu.

  Not only do they boast a perfect home record this season, winning 14 out of 14 in La Liga, but they have also enjoyed plenty of success over Atletico in recent years.

  Real have not lost to the Rojiblancos either home or away since 1999, picking up 10 wins and six draws from 16 league meetings in that time.

  Aside from trying to down Atletico, Real will also be hoping for a helping hand against Barca from fourth-placed Mallorca, a side who boast a similarly impressive home record as the Whites this season.