December
Inter 3-2 Roma (Serie A)
Marco Livaja (21)
Mattia Destro (37, 53)
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Martin Demichelis (73)
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Baba (88)
Mattia Destro
Napoli 2-4 Inter (Serie A)
Mattia Destro (41, 79, 89)
Andrea Ranocchia (43)
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Goran Pandev (pen 67)
Luis Muriel (74)
Mattia Destro
Inter 1-0 Valencia (UCL Group G)
Mattia Destro (80)
Mattia Destro (90+2)
Emerson Luiz
Inter 3-1 Udinese (Serie A)
Yann M'Vila (17)
Mattia Destro (pen 26, 54)
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Lukas Podolski (pen 86)
Mattia Destro
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Alvaro Pereira - Gashed Leg (9 days)
Inter 4-1 Udinese (Coppa Italia)
Mattia Destro (pen 3)
Philippe Coutinho (19)
Andrea Ranocchia (31)
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Andrea Bertolacci (45+1)
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Giampiero Pinzi (55)
Luis Muriel (81)
Andrea Ranocchia
Palermo 1-1 Inter (Serie A)
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Floro Flores (15)
Mattia Destro (pen 52)
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Federico Peluso (56)
Andrea Ranocchia
Serie A
Despite a very disappointing draw at the 10 men of Palermo, we did manage to keep the top spot in Serie A. We are 5 points clear, but the Bianconeri have a game in hand. This is as tight as Serie A has been under my reign, and hopefully after my January signings we can start to pull away.
UEFA Champions League
We won every match in the group, which is very pleasing to me. Galatasaray finished a distant 2nd, and Valencia had to settle for a Europa League spot. Poor APOEL never had a chance, but at least the Nicosian side managed a point. We have drawn PSV in the knockout stages, and so I think we can easily move on.
Coppa Italia
We finally had our first Coppa Italia match, and we thrashed Udinese 4-1 in that game, just days after our 3-1 victory over the Udine side in the Serie A. We've drawn Cesena for the next round, who did manage to beat AC Milan on the road, so we cannot underestimate them. However, I think we have a strong chance of moving on.
Player of the Month
What can I say,
Mattia Destro wins yet again.
Andrea Ranocchia deserves an honorable mention, but Destro managed to score 10 goals in 6 matches, scoring in every match and netting a hattrick and two braces in the process. He now has 30 goals on the season at the end of the year.
Monthly Review
It was another good month for the team. We moved on in both the Champions League and Coppa Italia in very convincing fashion, and hopefully we can go far in and possibly win both competitions. Serie A was slightly disappointing in that we could only muster a draw against Palermo, despite them being down to 10 men for over half an hour. However, that is football, and we maintain our lead atop the league. Mattia Destro has just been unstoppable, but outside of him the team has not been at the highest standard. January signings will be imperative to boost the team's fortunes.