Inter Milan clinched the first trophy of a potential treble-winning campaign with a lone Diego Milito strike against Roma. Milito's 40th minute goal handed the Nerazzurri their sixth Coppa Italia, the first under coach Jose Mourinho.
Jose Mourinho looks set to leave Inter Milan for Real Madrid, with reports suggesting that the Portuguese coach thrashed out a deal with the Spanish giants the night before leading the Nerazzurri to Champions League glory.
Manuel Pellegrini has not yet been sacked as coach of Real Madrid but successor in waiting Jose Mourinho is already talking about completing a "Grand Slam" of European league titles as manager of the Spanish side next season. Although he has not yet officially quit San Siro, in an interview with Spanish newspaper Marca, billed as Mourinho's first as the new coach of Real Madrid, the Portuguese stated his intention of becoming the first man to win league titles in England, Italy and Spain.
Defending champions Inter Milan will meet their title rivals from last season AS Roma on Sunday but this time the two teams are far from last year's glory days. Inter beat Bari in the last league game and are now in third place, seven points behind leaders AC Milan, while Roma are down in fifth place, nine points off the pace.
Defending champions Inter Milan will travel to Turin on Sunday to meet struggling 8th placed Juventus, a team that is trying to find form again after a troubled start of the year. Juventus seem to be getting back on track though after beating Cagliari 3-1 last week while Inter grabbed a spectacular 5-3 home win against Roma. Juventus find themselves 11 points behind leaders AC Milan but Inter have a much better shot at the title since they are just five points adrift.
The fierce Milan derby will have another episode on display at San Siro on Saturday and this time the game is also extremely important for the title race. AC Milan are top of the table on 62 points but defending champions Inter are just two points behind them in second place. AC Millan suffered a painful defeat in the last league game, 1-0 away at Palermo, while Inter squeezed past Lecce at home, 1-0.
