3 vs 1
Played
February 3, 2013 5:00 PM EAT
Stadio Comunale Artemio Franchi - Montepaschi Arena — Siena
Referee:‬ D. Doveri‎
Attendance:‬ 9000‎
 

Siena-Inter Preview: Nerazzurri cannot afford to drop more points against bottom-placed Robur

Sunday's visitors were beaten 2-0 in the reverse fixture earlier this season, and will be keen to get their revenge against a team which has lost seven of their last eight games

By Miles Chambers

More On :  Inter, Siena, Siena vs Inter
Andrea Stramaccioni - Inter
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SIENA
AC Milan
Pegolo
Terlizzi, Paci, Felipe
Angelo, Vergassola, Della Rocca, Rubin
Rossina, Reginaldo
Bogdani
INTER
Roma
Handanovic
Ranocchia, Juan Jesus, Chivu
Schelotto, Gargano, Cambiasso, Nagatomo
Guarin
Cassano, Palacio

Siena have few injury worries to contend with, as striker Nicola Pozzi (muscle strain) is the only player out of action for this weekend's clash at the Artemio Franchi.

Bianconeri centre-back Neto looks set to move to Zenit St Petersburg, so new signing Christian Terlizzi is likely to be preferred in defence. Head coach Giuseppe Iachini will be without midfielder Francesco Valiani due to suspension.

Inter boss Andrea Stramaccioni has a far lengthier injury list, however, and is without Luca Castellazzi (shoulder), Walter Samuel (Achilles), Dejan Stankovic and Gaby Mundingayi (Achilles).

New signing Ezequiel Schelotto should be fit enough to slot straight into first-team action at right midfield. Antonio Cassano will be paired with Rodrigo Palacio up front for the Nerazzurri, with top goalscorer this season Diego Milito (knee) still not fully fit to start.

  DID YOU KNOW?

  • Inter have only won one of their last seven matches in all competitions. The last time Stramaccioni's men won away from home in the league was November 3, at Juventus Stadium.

  • Antonio Cassano (pictured, right) has seven assists in Serie A this campaign, leaving him fourth overall behind Marek Hamsik, Francesco Totti and Borja Valero.

  • The Nerazzurri are currently top of the fair play table, with 45 yellows and two red cards in their 22 games to date. They topped last year's table, too.

  • Siena won the last clash 2-0 against the Milan-based side at San Siro - Simone Vergassolo and Valiani were the goalscorers in that unexpected triumph.

  • Iachini's team have won just the one game in their last five matches, which came against Sampdoria; their other eight Serie A games ended in defeat.

  • Inter sit fourth in the division on 40 points, while the Bianconeri are rooted to the bottom of the league with just 14 points.

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Head to Head
Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Feb 3, 2013 Siena 3 - Inter 1
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Last Five Matches
Siena
May 19, 2013Siena 1 - Milan 2ITA1
May 12, 2013Napoli 2 - Siena 1ITA1
May 8, 2013Siena 0 - Fiorentina 1ITA1
May 5, 2013Catania 3 - Siena 0ITA1
Apr 28, 2013Roma 4 - Siena 0ITA1
Inter
May 19, 2013Inter 2 - Udinese 5ITA1
May 12, 2013Genoa 0 - Inter 0ITA1
May 8, 2013Inter 1 - Lazio 3ITA1
May 5, 2013Napoli 3 - Inter 1ITA1
Apr 28, 2013Palermo 1 - Inter 0ITA1
Odds
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Team News
Available Squads
25Gianluca PegoloGoalkeeper
17Nicola BelmonteDefender
21FelipeDefender
24Massimo PaciDefender
33Matteo RubinDefender
6Mariano de Almeida AngeloDefender
8Simone VergassolaMidfielder
-Francesco Della RoccaMidfielder
27Alessandro RosinaMidfielder
77Alessio SestuMidfielder
7Innocent EmegharaStriker
12Simone FarelliGoalkeeper
-Bruno UviniDefender
-Christian TerlizziDefender
-Jorge Filipe Avelino TeixeiraDefender
7Francesco ValianiMidfielder
16Valerio VerreMidfielder
36Francesco BolzoniMidfielder
70Daniele ManniniMidfielder
9Michele PaolucciStriker
81Erjon BogdaniStriker
83ReginaldoStriker
17Salvador AgraStriker
1Samir HandanoviçGoalkeeper
4Javier Adelmar ZanettiDefender
23Andrea RanocchiaDefender
26Cristian ChivuDefender
40JuanDefender
55Yuto NagatomoDefender
14Fredy GuarínMidfielder
-Ezequiel SchelottoMidfielder
8Zdravko KuzmanovicMidfielder
8Rodrigo PalacioStriker
99Antonio CassanoStriker
27Vid BelecGoalkeeper
91Raffaele Di GennaroGoalkeeper
6Matías SilvestreDefender
11Alvaro PereiraMidfielder
42JonathanDefender
11Ricardo Gabriel ÁlvarezMidfielder
5Walter GarganoMidfielder
24Marco BenassiMidfielder
8Mateo KovačićMidfielder
9Tommaso RocchiStriker
Players to Watch
Simone Vergassola
Simone Vergassola
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 8
Games Goals YC RC
31 2 8 0
Ezequiel Schelotto
Ezequiel Schelotto
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 0
Games Goals YC RC
12 1 2 0
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