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Played
February 5, 2012 9:00 AM EST
Stadio Olimpico — Roma
Referee: A. De Marco
Attendance: 33000
February 5, 2012 9:00 AM EST
Stadio Olimpico — Roma
Referee: A. De Marco
Attendance: 33000
Serie A Preview: Roma - Inter
The two sides have both failed to impress in their last two league matches, only picking up one point each - who will get back on track on Saturday afternoon?
By Adam Scime
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PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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ROMA
 Stekelenburg Rosi, Juan, Heinze, Taddei Gago, De Rossi, Pjanic Totti Borini, Lamela |
INTER
 Julio Cesar Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Chivu Zanetti, Poli, Cambiasso, Nagatomo Sneijder Milito |
After a disappointing 4-2 defeat to Cagliari, the positive news for Roma is that both influential midfielder Daniele De Rossi and powerful striker Pablo Daniel Osvaldo have rejoined their team-mates in training. The former Espanyol man is still at least 10 days away from returning, but De Rossi may be in the starting XI versus the Nerazzurri, though his presence has yet to be confirmed. If the 2006 World Cup winner is still sidelined, Fabio Simplicio will take his place.
Meanwhile, the host's coach Luis Enrique looks set to pick Juan ahead of Simon Kjaer in the battle for the center back spot alongside Gabriel Heinze. Up front Fabio Borini, who has been finding his feet lately, will continue in the absence of the aforementioned Osvaldo. Defensive duo Marco Cassetti and Nicolas Burdisso remain sidelined, along with back-up goalkeeper Gianluca Curci.
For Inter, Wesley Sneijder has reassured his fans on Twitter he wants to make the game after suffering a minor knock during the 4-4 draw with Palermo and he is likely to support in-form striker Diego Milito.
Youngster Andrea Poli may pip new signing Angelo Palombo to a place in midfield. Another winter arrival, Fredy Guarin, will not be available for approximately 20 days. Starlet Marco Faraoni and veteran striker Diego Forlan could be available to coach Claudio Ranieri over the next couple of weeks, but will certainly not be ready for the clash in Rome. Dejan Stankovic's achilles problem continues to keep the Serbian out of the line up.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- Roma has only beaten the Nerazzurri twice in its last eight attempts in all competitions.
- Borini has scored four goals in his last seven matches in all competitions.
- The Giallorossi have conceded 11 goals in 10 matches when playing at home this season.
- Inter has won just a single Serie A match this season when Sneijder has started, a 1-0 victory over Chievo Verona.
- Ranieri resigned from his post as Roma coach last February with this being the first time he will face his former side as Inter boss.
- After his quadruple against Palermo, Milito became the first Inter player to score four goals in one match since Christian Vieri in 2002.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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AS Roma 0-2 Inter
- 15.35 %
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AS Roma 1-2 Inter
- 14.3 %
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AS Roma 2-1 Inter
- 13.65 %
| Serie A (ITA1) | Feb 5, 2012 | AS Roma 4 - Inter 0 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Sep 17, 2011 | Inter 0 - AS Roma 0 |
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| Italy - Coppa Italia (ITAC) | May 11, 2011 | Inter 1 - AS Roma 1 |
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| Italy - Coppa Italia (ITAC) | Apr 19, 2011 | AS Roma 0 - Inter 1 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Feb 6, 2011 | Inter 5 - AS Roma 3 |
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AS Roma
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| May 13, 2012 | Cesena 2 - AS Roma 3 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2012 | AS Roma 2 - Catania 2 | ITA1 |
| May 1, 2012 | Chievo 0 - AS Roma 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 28, 2012 | AS Roma 2 - Napoli 2 | ITA1 |
| Apr 25, 2012 | AS Roma 1 - Fiorentina 2 | ITA1 |
Inter
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| May 13, 2012 | Lazio 3 - Inter 1 | ITA1 |
| May 6, 2012 | Inter 4 - Milan 2 | ITA1 |
| May 2, 2012 | Parma 3 - Inter 1 | ITA1 |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Inter 2 - Cesena 1 | ITA1 |
| Apr 25, 2012 | Udinese 1 - Inter 3 | ITA1 |
| 24 | Maarten Stekelenburg | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Juan | Defender |
| 5 | Gabriel Iván Heinze | Defender |
| 3 | José Ángel | Defender |
| 8 | Erik Lamela | Midfielder |
| 11 | Taddei | Midfielder |
| 15 | Miralem Pjanic | Midfielder |
| 16 | Daniele De Rossi | Midfielder |
| 19 | Fernando Gago | Midfielder |
| 10 | Francesco Totti | Striker |
| 31 | Fabio Borini | Striker |
| 1 | Bogdan Lobonţ | Goalkeeper |
| 44 | Simon Kjaer | Defender |
| 87 | Aleandro Rosi | Midfielder |
| 23 | Leandro Greco | Midfielder |
| 30 | Fabio Henrique Simplicio | Midfielder |
| 14 | Bojan Krkic | Striker |
| 40 | Giammario Piscitella | Striker |
| 1 | Julio César | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Javier Adelmar Zanetti | Defender |
| 6 | Lucio | Defender |
| 13 | Maicon | Defender |
| 25 | Walter Adrian Samuel | Defender |
| 55 | Yuto Nagatomo | Defender |
| 17 | Angelo Palombo | Midfielder |
| 19 | Esteban Matias Cambiasso | Midfielder |
| 20 | Obi | Midfielder |
| 7 | Giampaolo Pazzini | Striker |
| 22 | Diego Alberto Milito | Striker |
| 12 | Luca Castellazzi | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Iván Ramiro Córdoba | Defender |
| 23 | Andrea Ranocchia | Defender |
| 26 | Cristian Chivu | Defender |
| 37 | Marco Faraoni | Defender |
| 18 | Andrea Poli | Midfielder |
| 30 | Luc Castaignos | Striker |
Results
Match News
Top Scorers
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Striker Milan |
28 | 10 |
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Diego Alberto Milito
Striker Inter |
24 | 8 |
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Antonio Di Natale
Striker Udinese |
23 | 4 |
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Edinson Cavani
Striker Napoli |
23 | 3 |
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R. Palacio
Striker Genoa |
19 | 3 |