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October 29, 2011 7:45 PM BST
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza — Milano
Referee:‬ N. Rizzoli‎
Attendance:‬ 75000‎
 

Serie A Preview: Inter v Juventus

The league leaders will make the short trek to San Siro to renew hostilities with the Nerazzurri in the Derby d’Italia on Saturday

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 PROBABLE LINE-UPS
INTER

Castellazzi
Maicon, Lucio, Chivu, Nagatomo
Zanetti, Cambiasso, Stankovic
Sneijder
Pazzini, Zarate
JUVENTUS

Storari
Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini
Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio
Pepe, Vucinic
Matri

Inter coach Claudio Ranieri will be without the services of first-choice goalkeeper Julio Cesar, who suffered a thigh strain in the 1-1 draw with Atalanta on Wednesday. Defenders Andrea Ranocchia and Walter Samuel are ruled out of the crunch clash due to muscle problems, while Diego Forlan is still nursing a leg injury. Thiago Motta picked up a muscle injury and will also miss the match.

Juventus boss Antonio Conte will also be missing No. 1 as Gianluigi Buffon is still out with a shoulder injury he picked up in training last week. Emanuele Giaccherini is nearing a return but won't be back in time to face Inter, while Milos Krasic was left out against Fiorentina on Tuesday for tactical reasons and could suffer the same fate against the Nerazzurri at the weekend.


 DID YOU KNOW?
  • Inter have two wins in their last five games (W2 D1 L2) and have conceded seven goals during that span.
  • The Nerazzurri have only picked up one Serie A victory at home this season.
  • The San Siro side's last league victory over Juve came on April 16, 2010.
  • Juventus are undefeated on their road travels this term (W1 D2) but have only scored two goals during that stretch.
  • Antonio Conte's men have failed to score in only one of their first eight Serie A encounters.
  • The Turin outfit have lost only once in their past four league matches against Inter (W2 D1 L1).

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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
  • FC Internazionale 9-0 Juventus
    26.8 %
  • FC Internazionale 2-1 Juventus
    11.52 %
  • FC Internazionale 0-2 Juventus
    11.38 %
Head to Head
Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Mar 30, 2013 FC Internazionale 1 - Juventus 2
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Nov 3, 2012 Juventus 1 - FC Internazionale 3
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Mar 25, 2012 Juventus 2 - FC Internazionale 0
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Oct 29, 2011 FC Internazionale 1 - Juventus 2
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Club Friendlies ‎(FR)‎ Aug 18, 2011 FC Internazionale 7 - Juventus 6
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Last Five Matches
FC Internazionale
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
Apr 21, 2013FC Internazionale 1 - Parma 0ITA1
Juventus
May 18, 2013Sampdoria 3 - Juventus 2ITA1
May 11, 2013Juventus 1 - Cagliari 1ITA1
May 8, 2013Atalanta 0 - Juventus 1ITA1
May 5, 2013Juventus 1 - Palermo 0ITA1
Apr 28, 2013Torino 0 - Juventus 2ITA1
Odds
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Team News
Available Squads
12Luca CastellazziGoalkeeper
26Cristian ChivuDefender
3LucioDefender
55Yuto NagatomoDefender
3MaiconDefender
4Javier Adelmar ZanettiDefender
19Esteban Matias CambiassoMidfielder
14Wesley SneijderMidfielder
20ObiMidfielder
10Mauro ZárateStriker
11Giampaolo PazziniStriker
-Paolo OrlandoniGoalkeeper
42JonathanDefender
-Iván Ramiro CórdobaDefender
11Ricardo Gabriel ÁlvarezMidfielder
5Dejan StankovicMidfielder
30Luc CastaignosStriker
22Diego Alberto MilitoStriker
1Gianluigi BuffonGoalkeeper
19Leonardo BonucciDefender
15Andrea BarzagliDefender
3Giorgio ChielliniDefender
26Stephan LichtsteinerDefender
23Arturo VidalMidfielder
21Andrea PirloMidfielder
8Claudio MarchisioMidfielder
7Simone PepeMidfielder
9Mirko VučinićStriker
32Alessandro MatriStriker
30Marco StorariGoalkeeper
11Paolo De CeglieDefender
11Eljero EliaMidfielder
-Michele PazienzaMidfielder
2M. EstigarribiaMidfielder
27Fabio QuagliarellaStriker
7Alessandro Del PieroStriker
Players to Watch
Wesley Sneijder
Wesley Sneijder
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 14
Games Goals YC RC
0 0 0 0

The Nerazzurri look like a completely different side when the Netherlands international is healthy and he will need to be at his creative best if the San Siro giants hope to upend the league leaders on Saturday.

Andrea Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 21
Games Goals YC RC
32 5 8 0

The Italy international has been sensational in the early part of the 2011-12 campaign and has been one of the steals of the summer. The veteran has pulled the strings in midfield and will be eager to defeat his old rivals at the weekend.

Prediction
The form book counts for nothing when these two bitter rivals meet. Inter will be hoping to hand Juve their first loss of the season but the Old Lady will end up piling more misery on the hosts.
Editor's Prediction
Inter 1
Juventus 2
Results
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Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Edinson Cavani Edinson Cavani
Striker
Napoli 		28 7
Antonio Di Natale Antonio Di Natale
Striker
Udinese 		22 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