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September 17, 2011 7:45 PM BST
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza — Milano
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Serie A Preview: Inter v Roma

Both teams fell to surprising defeats last weekend and will look to pick up their first points of the new campaign in a vital encounter at San Siro on Saturday

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 PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Inter (4-3-1-2): Julio Cesar; Jonathan, Ranocchia, Lucio, Nagatomo; Zanetti, Cambiasso, Obi; Sneijder; Pazzini, Forlan.


Gian Piero Gasperini will be without a plethora of players for the clash against Roma. Emiliano Viviano, Maicon and Ivan Cordoba are all nursing knee injuries while Andrea Poli, Cristian Chivu and Thiago Motta will miss out due to various bumps and bruises.

Roma (4-3-3): Stekelenburg; Rosi, Burdisso, Heinze, Cassetti; Perrotta, De Rossi, Pjanic; Borriello, Totti, Borini



Brazilian defenders Juan and Cicinho will miss the clash at San Siro through injury while Juan Angel is suspended for receiving his marching orders in the loss to Cagliari last weekend. Summer signing Erik Lamela is recovering from an ankle injury but could make the bench on Saturday.


DID YOU KNOW?
  • Inter have won 13 straight Serie A matches at San Siro.
  • The Nerazzurri have not lost their first two league encounters since 1983.
  • Gasperini's men have conceded five goals in the last two games in all competitions.
  • Inter beat Roma 5-3 at the Giuseppe Meazza last season.
  • Roma have lost two out of their last three Serie A openers following the 2-1 setback to Cagliari last weekend.
  • The capital city side were awarded the most penalties in the league last season (13).
  • Roma kept 14 clean sheets last term.
  • The Giallorossi collected 10 points from their last five road games to end the 2010-11 campaign.

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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
  • FC Internazionale 1-2 Roma
    14.98 %
  • FC Internazionale 2-1 Roma
    9.77 %
  • FC Internazionale 2-0 Roma
    9.4 %
Head to Head
Italy - Coppa Italia ‎(ITAC)‎ Apr 17, 2013 FC Internazionale 2 - Roma 3
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Italy - Coppa Italia ‎(ITAC)‎ Jan 23, 2013 Roma 2 - FC Internazionale 1
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Jan 20, 2013 Roma 1 - FC Internazionale 1
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Sep 2, 2012 FC Internazionale 1 - Roma 3
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Feb 5, 2012 Roma 4 - FC Internazionale 0
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Last Five Matches
FC Internazionale
May 19, 2013FC Internazionale 2 - Udinese 5ITA1
May 12, 2013Genoa 0 - FC Internazionale 0ITA1
May 8, 2013FC Internazionale 1 - Lazio 3ITA1
May 5, 2013SSC Napoli 3 - FC Internazionale 1ITA1
Apr 28, 2013Palermo 1 - FC Internazionale 0ITA1
Roma
May 19, 2013Roma 2 - SSC Napoli 1ITA1
May 12, 2013AC Milan 0 - Roma 0ITA1
May 7, 2013Roma 0 - Chievo 1ITA1
May 4, 2013Fiorentina 0 - Roma 1ITA1
Apr 28, 2013Roma 4 - Siena 0ITA1
Odds
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Returns: Roma £150.00 WilliamHill Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to £25
Team News
Available Squads
33Julio CésarGoalkeeper
3LucioDefender
23Andrea RanocchiaDefender
25Walter Adrian SamuelDefender
55Yuto NagatomoDefender
4Javier Adelmar ZanettiDefender
19Esteban Matias CambiassoMidfielder
14Wesley SneijderMidfielder
20ObiMidfielder
-Diego Forlan CorazoStriker
22Diego Alberto MilitoStriker
12Luca CastellazziGoalkeeper
42JonathanDefender
-Matteo BianchettiDefender
4Sulley Ali MuntariMidfielder
11Giampaolo PazziniStriker
10Mauro ZárateStriker
30Luc CastaignosStriker
24Maarten StekelenburgGoalkeeper
40Simon KjaerDefender
29Nicolas Andres BurdissoDefender
11TaddeiMidfielder
20Simone PerrottaMidfielder
16Daniele De RossiMidfielder
15Miralem PjanicMidfielder
26David PizarroMidfielder
10Francesco TottiStriker
9Pablo Daniel OsvaldoStriker
29Fabio BoriniStriker
1Bogdan LobonţGoalkeeper
20G. HeinzeDefender
-Marco CassettiDefender
8Fernando GagoMidfielder
87Aleandro RosiMidfielder
22Bojan KrkicStriker
22Marco BorrielloStriker
Players to Watch
Javier Adelmar Zanetti
Javier Adelmar Zanetti
Position: Defender
Squad Number: 4
Games Goals YC RC
33 0 1 0
The indefatigable 38-year-old will need to make sure his men don't capitulate under the pressure on Saturday evening as a loss could see the top brass pull the plug on the Gasperini experiment. He must lead by example in what amounts to a must-win game for the home side.
Francesco Totti
Francesco Totti
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 10
Games Goals YC RC
35 12 7 1
No Totti, no party. The captain must step to the fore against the Nerazzurri and deliver a win for new coach Luis Enrique to steady the ship in the capital city.
Prediction
This is a pivotal encounter for both teams as they are coming off shock defeats in the last seven days. Roma usually play Inter tough and will leave the hosts reeling with a slender victory at San Siro on Saturday evening.
Editor's Prediction
Inter 1
Roma 2
Results
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Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Edinson Cavani Edinson Cavani
Striker
Napoli 		29 7
Antonio Di Natale Antonio Di Natale
Striker
Udinese 		23 4
Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Pablo Daniel Osvaldo
Striker
Roma 		16 2
Stephan El Shaarawy Stephan El Shaarawy
Midfielder
Milan 		16 0
Germán Denis Germán Denis
Striker
Atalanta 		15 5