Serbia captain Dejan Stankovic said on Wednesday he is retiring from international football at the age of 33 following his country's failure to reach the Euro 2012 finals.

Inter Milan's Serbian midfielder Dejan Stankovic is likely to miss the rest of the season with a groin strain, the club said on Tuesday.

Dejan Stankovic added another wonder strike to his growing collection of goal of the season contenders as Inter Milan won 1-0 at Roma in the Italian Cup semi-final, first leg on Tuesday.

Inter Milan midfielder Dejan Stankovic believes his side are in a better position coming into Saturday's derby than Serie A leaders AC Milan.

Inter Milan kept up their title challenge with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Fiorentina on Wednesday.