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Samuel Eto'o shows his frustration as Chievo score.
Italian champions Inter Milan fell to a
shock 2-1 defeat to Chievo, as the
pressure on new boss Rafael Benitez mounts.
Without the likes of Diego Milito, Walter Samuel, Thiago Motta,
Maicon, Julio Cesar and Coutinho for this match, Inter now drop to
sixth and are nine points off leaders and city rivals AC Milan.
They may also be without striker Samuel Eto'o, who escaped
punishment for a chest headbutt on Chievo centre-back Cesar (in a
similar fashion to Zinedine Zidane at the 2006 World Cup), as he
will surely be given a ban by the Itailan FA.
Sergio Pellissier opened the scoring as he rose high to head
home Nicolas Frey's cross and Chievo doubled their lead eight
minutes from time as substitute Davide Moscardelli stabbed home
from close range.
Eto'o scored a brilliant consolation goal deep into injury time
after a fantastic dribble, but reports suggest that boss Benitez
may not see the end of his striker's expected ban if the club get
anything other than a win against FC Twente in the Champions League
on Wednesday.
Juventus moved up to third in Serie A thanks to
a 2-0 win at
Genoa on Sunday.
