Inter Milan down but not out

INTER MILAN are looking to the last time they beat Liverpool to prove they can come back from Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League first leg defeat.

The Serie A leaders lost defender Marco Materazzi to a harsh red card in the first half, but held on until the last five minutes before Dirk Kuyt and Steven Gerrard put the Premier League side in front. Their only previous meeting came in the European Cup semi-final in 1965 when Inter came back from 3-1 down in the Anfield leg to win through 4-3 on aggregate before lifting the trophy.

“We must win 3-0 in the return leg. This Inter has the possibility to do it. Sometimes history repeats itself, so who knows,” Inter boss Roberto Mancini said.