APPIANO GENTILE - The players reported to the training HQ this morning to begin preparing for Saturday evening's Serie A Week 13 match away to Bologna. Mourinho's Nerazzurri trained for over ninety minutes, performing aerobic, possession, tactical and shooting drills after a warm-up. Mario Balotelli and Cristian Chivu, back to base after international commitments with Italy U21 and Romania, trained with their companions. Dejan Stankovic, who returned to Italy last Friday and trained individually yesterday, worked with the squad during the initial phase of today's session, continuing with an individual workout. Joel Obi started an a recovery programme after suffering a slight right thigh strain in the second half of Saturday's friendly against Vaduz. Wesley Sneijder rested today.
