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Quack Handle · 04-12-2005, 05:10 PM

Roma earlier in the competition and now this from Inter...

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AC Milan's semi-final against Inter Milan had to be abandoned amid scenes of ugly crowd trouble by Inter's fans.
The game was halted after Inter supporters threw flares and bottles in the Milan penalty area, one of which hit goalkeeper Dida on the shoulder.

The troubled started when Inter, 3-0 down on aggregate after Andriy Shevchenko's first-half strike, saw Esteban Cambiasso's effort ruled out.

The game was halted and then abandoned altogether after more crowd trouble.

The tie is now likely to be award to Milan, while Inter can expect to face severe sanctions by Uefa.

The orchestrated manner of the attacks suggests that the trouble may well have been premeditated, although many Inter fans in other parts of the stadium left once the trouble started.

In any case, Uefa is likely to come down hard on Inter for failing to control their fans at a time when European football has been remembering the Heysel disaster 20 years ago.

The game had got off to a controversial start after Shevchenko appeared to headbutt Marco Materazzi in the second minute.

Neither the referee or his assistant spotted the offence so Shevchenko got away with the headbutt and remained on the field.

Should Uefa investigate Shevchenko's headbutt on Materazzi, the Milan forward could be charged with violent conduct which could rule him out of both semi-final legs.

It was a moment of madness by the usually disciplined Shevchenko, who appeared to deliberately clatter into Materazzi setting the tone for a fractious opening period.

When the game did settle, Inter pressured Milan's defence with Adriano causing Nesta all kinds of problems with his physical presence.

But where Nesta failed, Jaap Stam was immovable and the Dutchman had another outstanding game, thwarting Adriano at every move.

Inter's best efforts came from long range with Veron and Gonzalez forcing superb saves from Dida, who was also in imperious form.

At the other end, Toldo's only real action of the first half was picking the ball out of his goal after Shevchenko's ferocious shot.

Inter's chances of getting back into the match were always going to be limited given that they had not beaten Milan in three years.

And they suffered a further setback when Adrian limped off soon after the break.

His replacement Obafemi Martins almost made an immediate impact, but Dida's outstretched leg diverted his shot onto the post.