Sports betting: Inter to get it right on night

IT'S NOT over yet. And Internazionale, miserable away from home in Serie A this term but mustard at the San Siro, are a good bet to beat Manchester United over 90 minutes in the second leg of their European Cup quarter-final tie in Milan tomorrow night.

It's all gone for Inter. Winners of the Uefa Cup last term and fancied to land the scudetto this season after acquiring Roberto Baggio in the summer, the Italian giants have had injury problems. They struggled to qualify for the European Cup quarter-finals, are out of the Italian Cup, and lie only seventh in Serie A.

The principal reason for Inter's moderate Italian league showing this term has been their shocking away form. They have won just two, drawn four and lost a massive seven of their fixtures on the road and this in a league which - apart from the brilliant seven or so which give Serie A its classiest league in the world tag - contains several ropey outfits.

It was no surprise, therefore, to see Inter go under 2-0 to United at Old Trafford, but it could be a different story at the San Siro, where Inter have won eight, drawn two and only lost two in the league this term. United will be pushover, but that two-goal cushion from the first leg gives Alex Ferguson's men little incentive to go out and try and win tomorrow's game. And, although they would much prefer the comfort of a draw, if United are a goal down with 10 minutes to go, they will be happy to try to contain their loss on the night to a single goal. And, of course, if United have scored, they could lose 3-1 and go through.

Ronaldo, Inter's once-best- on-the-planet Brazilian striker, missed the first leg, but could play tomorrow night. However, it would be a mistake to expect much of the tendinitis-plagued hit man, who was substituted at half-time in Inter's 2-2 draw with Milan on Saturday night.

On Thursday Chelsea, 3-0 up from the first leg, won't exactly be exerting themselves when they visit Valerenga for the second leg and the Norwegian outfit are value to pull off an ultimately fruitless win.

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Inter 10-11 5-6 5-6 evens 10-11

Draw 12-5 9-4 12-5 11-5 9-4

Man Utd 9-4 11-4 5-2 9-4 12-5

Valerenga 11-5 10-3 13-5 10-3 11-4

Draw 11-5 11-5 12-5 12-5 5-2

Chelsea 5-6 8-11 4-5 4-6 8-11

Other Selections: Tonight: Uefa Cup quarter final second legs: Roma to beat Atletico Madrid (4-7, C, H, S); Lyon to beat Bologna (10-11, C, H, S, T); Parma to beat Bordeaux (4-7, L); Celta Vigo to draw with Marseilles (sports betting's ante-post selection at 20-1, now 7-1) (12-5, H). F A Cup sixth round: Barnsley to draw with Tottenham (12-5, L). Tomorrow night: European Cup quarter-final second legs: Kaislerslautern to beat Bayern Munich (9-5, H); Olympiakos to draw with Juventus (11-5, H, S); Dynamo Kiev to draw with Real Madrid (12-5, H). Thursday: Cup Winner's Cup quarter final second legs: Maccabi Haifa to beat Lokomotiv Moscow (6-4, C, H); Panionos to win at Lazio (14- 1, H); Real Mallorca to beat Varteks Varadin (2-5, C, T).

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