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Inter Milan is enjoying an incredible winning streak recently, extending its advantage over second place AS Roma to 8 points and now third place AC Milan to 10. The victory also ended Cagliary’s six-game winning streak and gave proof of Inter’s dominance. Inter has won all of its league games this season and its last eight games at home. The team is rapidly becoming one of the best in Europe, with a solid system and a great group of players led by Samuel Eto’o and Maicon, among others. The game was clearly led by Inter from the beginning. Cagliary had a few opportunities, but Inter showed its superiority throughout the match. The first goal came at the beginning of the game, in minute 6, when Pandev received an open pass from Javier Zanetti to score from close range. Cagliary responded quickly to the first goal. The team saw a great opportunity with Daniel Conti and his 25-yard shot that forced Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar to pay attention. Nonetheless, Cagliary was unable to even the score. The team, moreover, suffered from defensive problems, a weakness that Inter quickly took advantage of. The leaders in the Italian League had clear opportunities aE” as in minute 14 aE” but it wasn’t until minute 20 that Inter was able to complete a play and score the second goal of the game.

A corner shot from Maicon was headed by Walter Samuel into Cagliary’s net. The second goal was a surprise for Cagliary, whose energy seemed to run out after a false goal in minute 33. The shot was deemed offside by the referee, although there were doubts about who touched the ball last. Inter seemed likely to score again before halftime with a free kick from Esteban Cambiasso, shooting the ball straight into Cagliary’s arc, but goalkeeper Agazi saved it. However, Inter recovered after the second half to make up for the missed opportunity. Just two minutes in, Eto’o gave the ball to Pandev, who sent a wide pass to Milito, who took the ball and scored from close range. Nor was this Inter’s last attempt, despite the crushing 3-0 score. The team searched for more opportunities but was unable to complete. Cagliary also looked for points, but was unable to score. The players were close at the end, but Inter’s defense, including goalkeeper Cesar, put up a strong block.

Calgiary was left with no further options, and the game fell to Inter with a convincing 3-0 victory. aEoeThis win against Cagliari is very important because it puts us 10 points above second place,aE� Inter coach Jose Mourinho said. aEoeToday we started the match trusting in our offensive mentality. Cagliari isn’t an easy team to play against and even when 2-0 up its players didn’t collapse and tried to make chances, but we were solid and compact.aE� Mourihno and his team are looking forward to their next Scudetto, with an 8-point difference from the second place and 10-point difference from their all-time rival AC Milan, which was unable to win its game against Bologna. The game ended up in a draw and Milan dropped to third. AC Roma defeated Fiorentina 1-0.

Samuel Eto’o announced through his agent on Thursday that the player reached an agreement with Inter Milan: Barcelona would exchange the Cameroon player for striker Zlatan Ibrahimovicl and E45 million. The deal has been in negotiation for several days.

A meeting between Barcelona and Inter representatives ended on Thursday with a press conference, at which the reps announced the conclusion of the deal for both sides. Eto’o's contract is for five years. Now Inter simply must wait for Barcelona to release the player, an issue as yet unresolved.

The move will be a dramatic change for the 28-year-old player, who has spent his entire professional football career in Spanish football. Nevertheless, Eto’o is purportedly very excited about the move. Eto’o first joined Real Madrid back in 1997; two years later, he joined the first division of the RCD Mallorca, becoming the club’s all-time leading domestic league scorer with 54 goals.

In 2004, he was transferred to the FC Barcelona for a E24 million deal, although at the same time he was negotiating with Real Madrid as well; in fact, Florentino Perez from Real Madrid wanted to buy Eto’o's full transfer rights. In the end, the deal was much more lucrative when he was sold. In 2004,

Eto’o made his debut with stardom while with the FC Barcelona, winning the 2004-05 La Liga title. In the 2005-06 season, Eto’o helped his team win the Champions League title, then personally won UEFA Best Forward of the Year, as well as African Player of the Year for the third time in a row. Let’s not forget to mention his third place for the FIFA World Player of the Year. In 2006, Eto’o injured his meniscus and had surgery; as a result, he missed 5 months of play. He started training again for the 2007-08 season, but in August of 2007, the Cameroon player was injured again, and thereafter sidelined indefinitely.

It was months later, in December of 2007, when Eto’o began playing again. He then brought his team to the 2009 UEFA Champions League title and won the La Liga title again too. Eto’o's weakness became evident with Barcelona this year, with Barcelona’s head coach, Pep Guardiola, placing him on the transfer list. The Barca boss Josep Maria Mesalles stated that his feelings for Eto’o were the same. “Eto’o has been an important player in Spanish football,” Mesalles said. “A player who wants to remain at big clubs. Did Guardiola undervalue the Cameroon striker? It’s true that with the change of coach at Barcelona it was difficult for the player to do well. The player then showed a good performance. The contract will be for five years. The players want to do well at Milan and Inter showed a lot of interest for Eto’o. The player is happy.”