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From: Buronan Gadis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Apr 12, 2007 6:02 PM
Subject: 15th $CuD!!! Thu, April 12, 2007 Inter would consider invitation to
play in Malta - senior club official
To: 1M-Riot Blood Of Inter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Thu, April 12, 2007
Special focus on European Club Forum (Part 3) Inter would consider
invitation to play in Malta - senior club official
Kevin Azzopardi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The gulf that exists between the rich clubs and the others may be growing.
However, the European Club Forum (ECF) is helping to bridge the
communication gaps in different strata of UEFA's pyramid as well as
improving the relationship between the clubs and Europe's governing body of
football.
Ernesto Paolillo, the administrative delegate and director general of Serie
A leaders Inter, hailed the creation of the ECF as a key development by
UEFA.
"It's very important to attend meetings of this forum," Paolillo told The
Times in Nyon recently.
"The ECF gives us the opportunity to listen to each other, in the process
increasing the awareness of the big clubs vis-a-vis the recurring problems
encountered by their smaller counterparts. It's all about understanding and
learning from each other because life is an on-going learning process.
"Football is not just about participating at the top level. Due attention
must be given to the needs and difficulties of the others so that they can
develop and grow as well."
Maltese football has already benefited from this renewed sense of solidarity
when Serie A giants Milan, Inter's city rivals, accepted an invitation from
Birkirkara FC to hold their winter training camp and play a friendly match
in Malta in January.
Knowing that Sliema Wanderers have officially expressed an interest in
hosting Inter for a friendly in the near future, I asked Paolillo if they
were interested in following in the footsteps of Milan.
"At Inter, we are always looking for opportunities to raise our profile
worldwide," Paolillo said.
"I honestly believe that it would be great for all our fans in Malta to
watch Inter play a match in their country. The Inter Supporters' Club in
Malta is one of the biggest in the world.
"I can safely say that Inter will seriously consider an invitation to have
our team play a friendly in Malta if such visit fits into our calendar."
With Inter only a few points away from wrapping up the Serie A title, it was
inevitable that the focus of my conversation with Paolillo should turn to
the team's overall performance this season.
"We're happy with the team in the league," Paolillo said. "The squad is very
strong and in Roberto Mancini, we certainly have a very good coach.
Impressive feats
"It's been a most positive season not just because we're top of the league
but moreso because of the impressive amount of points we have collected so
far and the new records we have set.
"These aspects are very important because from the first day of the league,
we've been driven on by a desire to show that Inter are the strongest team
in Italy."
Inter may be the undisputed favourites to collect the top prize in Serie A
but they have faltered in Europe.
Boasting one of the most expensively-assembled squads in football, Inter
were tipped to go all the way in the Champions League but they came up short
in that infamous Last 16 tie against Valencia.
Having been held to a 2-2 draw in the first leg at San Siro, Inter still
fancied their chances of finishing the job at the Mestalla but Valencia put
down the shutters to grind out a goalless draw and progress to the
quarter-finals.Their feat, however, was tarnished by the mass brawl at the
end of the game that resulted in a spate of hefty bans for several players
from both sides.
Paolillo said: "The Champions League was a disappointment for us. Given the
strength in our squad, I think we should have done better. Everyone expected
us to reach the final of the competition but this failed to happen.
"We can have no qualms about our Champions League elimination because our
team were unable to break down a Valencia side who proved to be strong
opponents."
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