Italian rivals weigh in behind Mourinho’s vital Inter mission

“I TURNED off the TV when we went 2-0 down. I couldn’t watch any more.”

We’ve all suffered that experience – personally I find it hard enough to watch on TV even when my team is winning – but to hear it from Silvio Berlusconi was a surprise.

The Milan owner has his critics but he’s always seemed able to take defeat on the chin, whether in football or in politics, although in the latter he has a tendency to change the rules to ensure he doesn’t lose too often.