PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
INTER Julio Cesar Faraoni, Ranocchia, Samuel, NagatomoCambiasso Alvarez, Stankovic, Motta, Zarate Pazzini | FIORENTINA Boruc De Silvestri, Gamberini, Natali, Pasqual Behrami, Montolivo, Vargas, Lazzari Jovetic, Gilardino |
Inter coach Claudio Ranieri will need to tinker with his back-four as Lucio, Cristian Chivu and Maicon are all out with injuries. Wesley Sneijder and Sulley Muntari will also miss the clash on Saturday while Javier Zanetti is suspended after picking up the first red card of his Serie A career last weekend. Diego Forlan is still nursing an injury and is not yet ready to return to the fold.
Fiorentina boss Delio Rossi does not have too many injury worries but will be without the services of influential defenders Mattia Cassani and Per Kroldrup at the weekend.
DID YOU KNOW? |
- Inter have picked up only three wins in 10 home games in all competitions so far this season.
- The Nerazzurri have scored just five goals in their last five Serie A encounters.
- Ranieri's men have lost four league games by a one-goal margin this term.
- Fiorentina have kept seven clean sheets this season, which is second only to Udinese.
- The Viola are winless on the road this term and have only scored one goal on their Serie A travels.
- Rossi's side have been held scoreless in three out of their last four games.
Inter need a win to distance themselves from the relegation zone, and while Fiorentina struggle for goals away from home, the Nerazzurri don't have the necessary firepower up front to secure all three points.
Editor's Prediction
Inter 0-0 Fiorentina