Inter beat Catania to maintain pressure on Juventus

 Inter¹ beat Catania to maintain pressure on Juventus

ROME, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Inter beat Catania 2-0 at home on Sunday to keep in touch with Italian Serie A pacesetters Juventus.

Inter went ahead in the 28th minute when Antonio Cassano converted from close range and Rodrigo Palacio made the points safe five minutes from time.

Andrea Stramaccioni revealed his tactical revolution as a new-look Inter beat Catania, but warns not to look at the Serie A table yet.

"Antonio Cassano certainly gave an important contribution, but I think this Inter represents all the players," he said after the 2-0 result with goals from FantAntonio and Rodrigo Palacio.

"I am happy with the defensive² solidity shown by the side, as we worked hard for these results and it shows. We allowed little to Catania, who have some very dangerous forwards and midfielders."

With the win, Inter were still four points behind Juventus who beat second-placed Napoli 2-0 on Saturday.

Roma pulled off an impressive 4-2 comeback win as they recovered from conceding two early goals to down Genoa.

Juraj Kucka and Bosko Jankovic putt Luigi De Canio's side 2-0 up within a quarter of an hour, but Roma were back on terms before half-time thanks to goals from Francesco Totti and Pablo Osvaldo.

Osvaldo's second gave the Giallorossi the lead for the first time the 55th minute and Erik Lamela completed a 4-2 victory late on.

Cagliari put their off-field woes³ to one side as they climbed out of the Serie A relegation⁴ zone with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Bologna.

Parma got a much-needed 2-1 victory over the ten-men of Sampdoria to move away from the relegation zone and up to mid-table.

Udinese had started the better of the two teams but the complexion⁵ of the game changed after half an hour when Danilo was sent off following his second yellow card. However, Pescara could not take advantage and instead it was Maicosuel who pounced⁶ on a mistake by Pescara midfielder Manuele Blasi eight minutes after the break to guide the hosts to victory.

Chievo and Fiorentina could only score once apiece in a pulsating⁷ game at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, with both sides wasting chances to win.

Cyril Thereau gave Chievo the lead in the 17th minute, but Gonzalo Rodriguez equalised less than a minute later. The closest either side came to winning it was when Luca Toni hit the post for Fiorentina just before half-time, but despite the chances, the game ended all square at 1-1.

Atalanta came from behind to beat fellow strugglers Siena 2-1 at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, leaving their opponents six points behind them and at the bottom of the league.

Palermo continued their steady recent improvement under Gian Piero Gasperini after picking up a point in the 0-0 home clash with mid-table Torino, although it was not enough to lift the Sicilian outfit⁸ out of the bottom two.

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 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

3 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。

4 relegation   

n.驱逐，贬黜；降级

参考例句：

• Liaoning team lost this game, is still deeply avoid relegation zone. 辽宁队本场失利后，仍然深陷保级区。 来自互联网
• In society, relegation is based on your income. 社会上的规类是以你的收入为基准。 来自互联网

5 complexion   

n.肤色；情况，局面；气质，性格

参考例句：

• Red does not suit with her complexion.红色与她的肤色不协调。
• Her resignation puts a different complexion on things.她一辞职局面就全变了。

6 pounced   

v.突然袭击( pounce的过去式和过去分词 )；猛扑；一眼看出；抓住机会（进行抨击）

参考例句：

• As soon as I opened my mouth, the teacher pounced on me. 我一张嘴就被老师抓住呵斥了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The police pounced upon the thief. 警察向小偷扑了过去。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 pulsating   

adj.搏动的，脉冲的v.有节奏地舒张及收缩( pulsate的现在分词 )；跳动；脉动；受（激情）震动

参考例句：

• Lights were pulsating in the sky. 天空有闪烁的光。
• Spindles and fingers moved so quickly that the workshop seemed to be one great nervously-pulsating machine. 工作很紧张，全车间是一个飞快的转轮。 来自子夜部分

8 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。