Victory saw Inter Milan return to the top of Serie A for the
first time since winning the title last May, but only after the
referee threatened to halt the game following racist chanting against
Samuel Eto'o.
The abuse did not have any effect on the Cameroon striker, though,
and he scored the only goal of the game in the 39th minute to take
the Nerazzurri level with AC Milan at the top of the table.
Alessandro Matri was guilty of missing some good chances for an
unluck Cagliari side, while Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar will take
a lot of the credit for Inter's win
The game had only just got under way when referee Paolo Tagliavento
halted play. He had heard racist chants from the crowd aimed at
Eto'o and requested an announcement was made over the public address
system threatening the suspension of the game.
The calls had clearly not got to the Cameroon international, or
perhaps they had inspired him to score the decisive goal with a
touch of class. He controlled the ball and turned inside onto his
left foot before shooting past Michael Agazzi from 20 yards.
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