Inter beat Fiorentina to move up in Serie A

Inter¹ beat Fiorentina to move up in Serie A

 ROME, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Inter Milan beat Fiorentina 2-1 at home on Sunday to move up to third in Serie A.

Diego Milito scored a penalty to put the Nerazzurri in front in the 17th minute and Antonio Cassano doubled their lead 11 minutes before the break.

But the Viola rekindled² their hope only six minutes later gave when Romulo found the net for them, and continued to pile the pressure on their hosts.

But their chances diminished in the 62nd minute when Gonzalo Rodriguez got the marching order.

Inter fought hard for the three points, which put them above Sampdoria and into a share of third place with Lazio, four points behind league leaders Juventus.

Inter head coach Andrea Stramaccioni praised his side's new attitude and saw their shaky performances earlier of the season were a blessing³ in disguise.

"Hitting the bottom of the table was important for us, because it made us understand that we had to change something and go on to the field with a different attitude," he said.

"Tonight we exhibited determination and hard work. It was a show of strength and of quality, above all because Fiorentina are such a dangerous side," he added.

Napoli earned a deserved 1-0 win at Sampdoria thanks to Edinson Cavani's second-half penalty.

Cavani converted after a foul⁴ that earned Daniele Gastaldello a red card. Napoli, already the better side against 11 men, could easily have won by more but for wayward finishing throughout.

Lazio struck twice in the first half to record a 2-1 success over Siena that leaves them four points off the Serie A summit.

Cristian Ledesma set up the first for Ederson and then scored himself from the penalty spot to give the hosts a commanding half-time lead.

Torino took full advantage of a spectacular collapse⁵ from Atalanta to claim a 5-1 victory.

Fabrizio Miccoli hit a hat-trick as Palermo swept Chievo aside in Sicily in a 4-1 victory, heaping more pressure on visiting coach Domenico Di Carlo.

Bologna rediscovered some of their early-season form with a 4-0 win over ten-man Catania.

Cagliari's recent woes⁶ continued as they slumped⁷ to a 2-1 home defeat against Pescara.

Udinese and Genoa picked up a point apiece in a goalless draw played at a pedestrian pace at the Stadio Friuli.

1 inter   

v.埋葬

参考例句：

• They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
• The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。

2 rekindled   

v.使再燃( rekindle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• As soon as they met again his dormant love for her was rekindled. 他们一见面，他对她的旧情如乾柴烈火般又重新燃起。 来自辞典例句
• Ive found rekindled my interest in re-reading the books. 我发觉这提起了我再次阅读这些书的兴趣。 来自互联网

3 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

4 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

5 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

6 woes   

困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉

参考例句：

• Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
• She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。

7 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。