IPSWICH Town, still smarting from last Sunday's home defeat by Wanderers, pulled off an historic 1-0 first leg victory over Inter Milan in their UEFA Cup third round clash at Portman Road.

Now 8,000 fans will make the trip to the San Siro in the hope of watching the Tractor Boys progress against the Italian giants.

Manager George Burley has urged his side to use their revitalised display as the springboard to rescue their troubled season.

Burley is calling for his players to repeat the work-rate, commitment and determination displayed against the Serie A giants when they take on Middlesbrough on Sunday.

Having won only one Premiership game all season, and that at home to Derby in their second game, Ipswich have struggled domestically and currently lie 19th in the table.

Alun Armstrong, who has been out for a month due to a debilitating post-viral syndrome that left him sick after only 25 minutes' training, was the hero as he came off the bench to score the 80th-minute winner.

Having been on the pitch for just four minutes, he met Jamie Clapham's curling cross with a powerful header just inside the post to send the 24,569 crowd and watching millions on BBC-2 into raptures.