Homing In On Italians

Apr 20 2008

RANGERS boast an impressive home record against Italian sides.

They have lost just three out of 10 ties, with five wins and two draws. But one of the defeats came against this week's Euro rivals Fiorentina in the 1961 Cup Winners' Cup final.

1957/58: Rangers 1 (Murray), AC Milan 4.

60/61: Rangers 0, Fiorentina 2.

64/65: Rangers 1 (Forrest), Inter Milan 0.

71/72: Rangers 1 (MacDonald), Torino 0.

78/79: Rangers 2 (Smith, MacDonald), Juventus 0.

84/85: Rangers 3 (Mitchell, Ferguson 2), Inter Milan 1.

95/96: Rangers 0, Juve 4.

98/99: Rangers 1 (Wallace), Parma 1.

99/00: Rangers 2 (Vidmar, Reyna), Parma 0.

05/06: Rangers 1 (Lovenkrands), Inter Milan 1.