APPIANO GENTILE - Thiago Motta has returned to training with the group; this is
the most important message coming out of today's training session, the first
one this week ahead of the home match against Palermo, scheduled for Wednesday
1 February 2012 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza at the San Siro in Milan
(kick-off at 20:45).
This morning at the Centro Sportivo Angelo Moratti in La Pinetina, Motta (who
was absent against Lecce yesterday after suffering a blow to his left calf in
the Coppa Italia match in Naples) took part in the session that lasted over 60
minutes, with the Nerazzurri players who were the least involved in yesterday's
match. Wesley Sneijder also worked out with this group. The other available
players underwent a regenerative session. Absent were Sulley Muntari (with
Ghana for the Africa Cup of Nations) and Paolo Tornaghi (training with the
Chicago Fire). After having spent the morning with his team-mates Philippe
Coutinho was granted permission to travel to Spain; Inter and Espanyol are
currently working out the details of the midfielder's loan move.
There were individual sessions (both morning and afternoon) for Diego Forlan
and Dejan Stankovic: for both there were also the first technical exercises on
the pitch.
Tomorrow morning, again in Appiano Gentile, there will be the second session
ahead of Inter v Palermo. A press conference with Claudio Ranieri will be held
at 13:00, which will be broadcast as a live exclusive on inter.it and Inter
Channel. The players will be free in the afternoon before retiring to the
Centro Sportivo Angelo Moratti in the evening.
