Icardi is one of Inter's best and brightest players, which is why the club must help him feel happy and settled.

Inter recorded a 3-0 victory against Palermo in San Siro on Sunday night, alleviating some of the pressure accrued over recent weeks. As the goals rolled in amid the guttural roar of the Curva Nord, one would have been forgiven for thinking that all was well in the black and blue half of Milan. On the contrary, however; on closer inspection Mauro Icardi, the scorer of two Inter goals, was refusing to celebrate.

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Mauro Icardi struck twice for Inter Milan against Palermo on Sunday.

Mauro Icardi went a long way to reconciling with Inter Milan fans with a match-winning performance against Palermo on Sunday night, but coach Roberto Mancini said he was wrong not to celebrate his goals.
Icardi, 21, was involved in a heated exchange with Inter supporters in Reggio Emilia a week ago following a 3-1 defeat to Sassuolo.
But while apologising to them for getting angry after they threw his shirt back at him, he was not in the mood for celebrating following his brace in the 3-0 victory…
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Pablo Daniel Osvaldo is currently on loan at Inter Milan from Southampton.

On-loan Inter Milan forward Pablo Daniel Osvaldo is on the verge of joining Boca Juniors.
After being suspended by the Serie A club following a furious reaction to teammate Mauro Icardi not passing him the ball during last month's 1-1 draw at Juventus, Osvaldo has been training alone.
Inter no longer want the 29-year-old — who was born in Argentina but has represented Italy at international level — although neither do Southampton, who still hold the player's registration.
A transfer to another…
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Mauro Icardi scored twice as Inter Milan climbed into the top half of the Serie A table with a convincing 3-0 victory over Palermo.The struggling Italian giants have been languishing in the lower reaches since the autumn but closed to within a point of eighth-placed Palermo thanks to a brace from Icardi and Fredy Guarin's first-half strike.It was surprise package Palermo's first game without managing to score since late October as Inter's defence dealt expertly with the threat posed by their 11-goal…
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Palermo coach Giuseppe Iachini has warned his side there is no room for complacency ahead of Sunday's away game at Inter Milan.Iachini's men produced a solid performance to beat Hellas Verona 2-1 last weekend.The result was the Sicilian outfit's seventh triumph since gaining promotion to Serie A last year and lifted Palermo to seventh place.Palermo have lost just one of their last 13 league games and are 12 points clear of the drop zone. “We are doing well,'' Iachini told the Italian press. “But…
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Inter Milan president Erick Thohir has backed Roberto Mancini to turn around the club's fortunes after a difficult season.

Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini was livid after his team lost to Napoli in their quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia in midweek, labelling his men "chickens" after going down 1-0.
With a difficult home match against Palermo next up, the Nerazzurri need to make some tough choices and be realistic about where the season is heading.
Palermo come to the San Siro in good form and are playing an exciting and attacking style of football which has seen them score 12 goals in five games. Argentine duo Paulo…
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Higuain's winner in the fourth minute of added time fired Napoli into the semifinals.

Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini branded his team "chickens" after they were eliminated from the Coppa Italia on Wednesday night with a 1-0 defeat at Napoli.
A goal in stoppage time from Gonzalo Higuain proved the difference between the two sides, but the Argentine benefitted from a terrible mistake by Inter defender Andrea Ranocchia, prompting Mancini's rant at his side, who have now lost three games in a row.
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Gonzalo Higuain fires home the late winner.

Gonzalo Higuain scored deep into injury time to send holders Napoli through to the Italian Cup semifinals with a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan.
Just as the match looked set to be heading for extra time, Higuain pounced in the fourth minute of stoppage time, taking advantage of a slip from Inter defender Andrea Ranocchia to latch onto a quick throw-in and curl into the far corner.
Inter had gone closest when a Mauro Icardi snapshot hit the left upright in the 13 minute.
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Lukas Podolski joined Inter Milan from Arsenal on loan last month.

Lukas Podolski has not been named in Inter Milan's squad for the knockout stages of the Europa League with coach Roberto Mancini preferring Xherdan Shaqiri to the Germany international.
According to UEFA's Europa League regulations, three new players can be registered to take part in the knockout stages of the competition who were not included on their club's list for the group stage.
Point 18.19 clarifies further that "one player from the above quota of three who has been fielded in a UEFA club…
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Inter Milan president Erick Thohir has backed Roberto Mancini to turn around the club's fortunes after a difficult season.

We saw Roberto Mancini's famous, picture-perfect smile just twice last Sunday afternoon: once when his Internazionale team conceded a penalty, when the teenager Isaac Donkor was penalised and subsequently shown a second yellow card, and then again shortly after when Domenico Berardi converted from the award to seal Sassuolo's first-ever win over the Nerazzurri.

A wry, rueful grin seems like about all you're likely to get from Mancini at the moment; there really is not that much for him to chuckle…
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