MILAN - It’s only been a year but Yuto Nagatomo already looks like a veteran player. Loved by the rest of the Nerazzurri group, the Japanese defender has scored some decisive goals in this first part of the season. And the captain is always there ready to celebrate with him!

As we head into 2012, inter.it offers you some of the best pictures of Nerazzurri players in training and in games.

Here’s the Japanese full-back:

MILAN - From 15 to 23. What’s in a number? 2011 saw Andrea Ranocchia change his shirt number: from July he inherited an important one as Marco Materazzi proudly handed him No. 23. In the meantime Ranocchia has become a near permanent fixture at the heart of the Nerazzurri defence and contributed with a couple of goals in the process: both of them, against Cagliari and Cesena, were decisive.

Here’s the Nerazzurri defender’s year told through inter.it’s pictures:

MILAN - Inter beat Lecce convincingly this evening in their last match of 2011.

inter.it has exclusive pictures of the match for you:

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MILAN - Esteban Cambiasso has scored more goals in competitive fixtures against Fiorentina than against any other team since he arrived Italy: 5 of his tally of 41. Since the last time Fiorentina won at the Meazza (4-0 on 7 May 2000), Inter have won all ten competitive fixtures played in Milan between the two clubs, scoring 22 goals in the process.

MILAN - Two second-half goals enabled Inter to beat Cagliari 2-1 in Week 12 as the Nerazzurri returned to Serie A action after the international break.

The first half ended goalless, though Inter were twice denied by the woodwork – first by Pazzini (21) and then by Zarate (24). After the restart Thiago Motta fired home from close range following Alvarez’s free kick, with the Cagliari players complaining of a handball, then Coutinho doubled the lead as he notched up his first goal of the season. There was still time for Faraoni to make his Serie A debut but also for Larrivey to pull one back for Cagliari: 2-1 the final score.