Inter Milan declared italian champions

**jockser** · 27/07/2006, 5:59 PM

Internazionale have been celebrating their newly acquired Serie A title after Juventus were stripped of the championship.

The Old Lady had the 2005/06 scudetto taken from them for their involvement in the country's match-fixing
scandal.

The Nerazzurri finished third in the league, but Milan were also punished for their involvement in the corruption, and so the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza outfit have been awarded the trophy.

Club supremo Massimo Moratti has been revelling in the club's first title win since 1989 and is looking forward to playing in the UEFA Champions League group stages in the coming campaign.

"I'd like to make clear that this is a good decision," Moratti told Sky Italia.

"The team are right to be proud. It's a boost for the future. We are starting with something under our belts.

"I am satisfied and do not have any shame. It's not us that should have to feel ashamed.

"We want to remain the champions, and are building up to do so. We have a competitive team, a good team spirit and the professionalism to win again."

Inter still want to add a new striker to the books for the coming season, with Juve's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Trezeguet and Fiorentina's Luca Toni all still targets.

"I believe, I think, one of them could arrive. Then you don't exactly know," Moratti added.

"There is a lot of time for more transfers."

With Juve relegated to Serie B and Lazio, Fiorentina and Milan all set to start the season with point deductions Inter will never have a better chance to retain the trophy that they have been awarded

Could you really celebrate this title if you were an Inter fan???? I dont think i could, it would feel a bit empty. Being first on the last day of the season is what its all about.

**Red&White Rover** · 27/07/2006, 6:06 PM

Originally Posted by jockser

Could you really celebrate this title if you were an Inter fan???? I dont think i could, it would feel a bit empty. Being first on the last day of the season is what its all about.

but im sure it feels very fulfilling to win a match that has been already decided. Inter didnt cheat therefore they deserve it.

**Dodge** · 27/07/2006, 6:10 PM

It hasn't been awarded to them yet, they've just decided to call themselves champions...

**jockser** · 27/07/2006, 6:54 PM

Originally Posted by Red&White Rover

but im sure it feels very fulfilling to win a match that has been already decided. Inter didnt cheat therefore they deserve it.

good point....i still dont think i could celebrate it whole heartedly if i was an inter fan. If chelsea and Manu were relegated after match fixing last season i wouldnt be jumping up and down today if liverpool were given the title.

**jockser** · 27/07/2006, 6:56 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

It hasn't been awarded to them yet, they've just decided to call themselves champions...

It has been awarded to them.
http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/n...Id=439745.html

**nshoop** · 27/07/2006, 10:25 PM

Forza Nerazzurri,the honest team and rightful champions

**gustavo** · 27/07/2006, 10:27 PM

Will still feel a bit hollow to them , still though I think they are on an upward spiral in any case and are bound to win it sooner or later!At least thats what Moratti hopes after all the money they have put in

**drinkfeckarse** · 28/07/2006, 7:55 AM

I doubt the players will be celebrating and it will be a hollow anti climatical feeling, however, as someone pointed out, they did not cheat so they deserve to call themselves the Champions. I think most of the Italian public will just want to forget about the last couple of seasons.

**DvB** · 28/07/2006, 9:42 AM

It'll be added to the clubs list of honours & no doubt the players will get medals but i cant see it ever being celebrated, as an Inter fan myself i was more embarassed than anything else when i heard the news! At the end of the day winning it on the pitch is what the fans & players really want irrespective of the politics off it!

Koh

**jebus** · 29/07/2006, 11:34 AM

Being an Inter fan I understand the people who are talking about this being a hollow victory and whatnot, but the way some people in the media and elsewhere are talking about it, you'd swear we were the ones who should be ashamed of the mockery Serie A has become.

We are not the ones who should be ashamed of the actions of Juventus, Lazio, Fiorentina and Berlusconi's Boys, and has anyone else thought that maybe the fact that we are a fair club in a corrupt league been the reason why we haven't won the scudetto in so long?

**CollegeTillIDie** · 29/07/2006, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

We are not the ones who should be ashamed of the actions of Juventus, Lazio, Fiorentina and Berlusconi's Boys, and has anyone else thought that maybe the fact that we are a fair club in a corrupt league been the reason why we haven't won the scudetto in so long?

Yes you have a point. But on the other hand even a corrupt Serie A produces better quality football than the Premiershi*!

**mypost** · 30/07/2006, 4:07 AM

Originally Posted by jebus

Being an Inter fan I understand the people who are talking about this being a hollow victory and whatnot, but the way some people in the media and elsewhere are talking about it, you'd swear we were the ones who should be ashamed of the mockery Serie A has become. We are not the ones who should be ashamed of the actions of Juventus, Lazio, Fiorentina and Berlusconi's Boys, and has anyone else thought that maybe the fact that we are a fair club in a corrupt league been the reason why we haven't won the scudetto in so long?

As a fellow Inter fan, it was always frustrating to see so many years of hard work go down the drain, I'm proud that in a league reeking of corruption, scandal, and political interference, Inter are a clean club. Not a particularly successful club, but a clean one nevertheless. The title may not have been claimed in the happiest circumstances, but after 17 years of fruitless failure, we'll gladly accept whatever we're given, after winning nothing for so long.