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September 16, 2012 7:45 PM BST
Stadio Olimpico di Torino — Torino
Referee:‬ L. Banti‎
Attendance:‬ 26000‎
 

Torino - Inter: Nerazzurri look for a win against unbeaten Toro

Andrea Stramaccioni's side travel to Stadio Olimpico to try and get three points from Giampiero Ventura's newly promoted team

By Alex Mott

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Samir Handanovic - Inter
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  PROBABLE LINE-UPS

TORINO
Torino
Gillet
Darmian, Glik, Ogbonna, Masiello
Brighi, Gazzi
 Stevanovic, Bianchi, Sgrigna, Vives
INTER

Handanovic
Zanetti, Samuel, Ranocchia, Nagatomo
Guarin, Cambiasso, Gargano
 Sneijder
Milito, Cassano

Samir Handanovic is set to make his Inter debut on Sunday, as the Nerazzurri travel to Torino.

The Slovenian goalkeeper has recovered from knee surgery he underwent over the summer, and is fit to make his first appearance for Andrea Stramaccioni's side.

Elsewhere, the Milanese giants are expected to name Walter Samuel at centre-back in place of Matias Silvestre, alongside Javier Zanetti, Andrea Ranocchia and Yuto Nagatomo.

In midfield, Fredy Guarin and Walter Gargano will keep their places in the starting XI, whilst Esteban Cambiasso is to replace Alvaro Pereira after the 3-1 loss to Roma.

Antonio Cassano and Diego Milito will start up front, with Wesley Sneijder playing in the trequartista role.

For the home side, they should name a relatively unchanged team from the one that beat Pescara 3-0 before the international break.

Jean-Francois Gillet will keep his place in goal - behind a defence of Matteo Darmain, Kamil Glik, Angelo Ogbonna and Salvatore Masiello.

Matteo Brighi and Alessandro Gazzi will anchor the midfield, whilst Rolando Bianchi and Alessandro Sgrigna will provide the focal point in attack.

The one change Giampiero Ventura could make will be to bring Giuseppe Vives in for Mario Santana on the wing.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Torino have lost 61 times against Inter, more than any other current Serie A side.
  • In the 136 meetings between the two, Il Toro have won 32 and drawn 43.
  • In fact, their last win against the San Siro side came in February 1994 in a 2-0 home win.
  • Torino, along with Lazio, are the only team yet to conceded a goal this term in Serie A; and they are also the only team in Europe's top leagues not to have a shot on target against them.
  • Inter have conceded two or more goals in four of their last five games.
  • Andrea Stramaccioni's side have won their last eight games at Stadio Olimpico.
  • Wesley Sneijder (pictured right) has created the most goalscoring chances in Italy's top-flight this term.

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Last Five Matches
Torino
May 19, 2013Torino 2 - Catania 2ITA1
May 12, 2013Chievo 1 - Torino 1ITA1
May 8, 2013Torino 0 - Genoa 0ITA1
May 5, 2013AC Milan 1 - Torino 0ITA1
Apr 28, 2013Torino 0 - Juventus 2ITA1
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
Odds
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Team News
Available Squads
1Jean-François GilletGoalkeeper
6Angelo Obinze OgbonnaDefender
17Salvatore MasielloDefender
25Kamil GlikDefender
36Matteo DarmianDefender
7Mario Alberto SantanaMidfielder
14Alessandro Carlo GazziMidfielder
19Alen StevanovicMidfielder
33Matteo BrighiMidfielder
9Rolando BianchiStriker
-Alessandro SgrignaMidfielder
-Lys GomisGoalkeeper
2Guillermo RodriguezDefender
3Danilo D'AmbrosioDefender
5Valerio Di CesareDefender
4Migjen Xhevat BashaMidfielder
11Alessio CerciMidfielder
20Giuseppe VivesMidfielder
58Simone VerdiStriker
-Gianluca SansoneStriker
69Riccardo MeggioriniStriker
1Samir HandanoviçGoalkeeper
4Javier Adelmar ZanettiDefender
23Andrea RanocchiaDefender
11Alvaro PereiraMidfielder
40JuanDefender
42JonathanDefender
55Yuto NagatomoDefender
14Wesley SneijderMidfielder
14Fredy GuarínMidfielder
19Esteban Matias CambiassoMidfielder
22Diego Alberto MilitoStriker
12Luca CastellazziGoalkeeper
27Vid BelecGoalkeeper
6Matías SilvestreDefender
25Walter Adrian SamuelDefender
-Matteo BianchettiDefender
-CoutinhoMidfielder
11Ricardo Gabriel ÁlvarezMidfielder
5Walter GarganoMidfielder
-A. DuncanMidfielder
8Rodrigo PalacioStriker
-Marko LivajaStriker
99Antonio CassanoStriker
Players to Watch
Matteo Brighi
Matteo Brighi
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 33
Games Goals YC RC
23 2 2 0
The veteran midfielder will have to be at his imperious best if he's to impose himself on Sunday's game. The 31-year-old will match himself up against the combative stylings of Guarin and Cambiasso, but should use all his experience to start pulling some Toro strings.
Diego Alberto Milito
Diego Alberto Milito
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 22
Games Goals YC RC
20 9 0 0
Simply put – Diego Milito is the best striker in Italy. Up against the centre-back pairing of Kamil Glik and Angelo Ogbonna, the Argentina international should have a field day, so expect him to bag at least one goal for the Nerazzurri.
Prediction
Torino have been the surprise package in Serie A so far this season, going unbeaten in their first three game, and they will be more than a match for Andrea Stramaccioni's team on Sunday. Expect an end-to-end match, with Il Toro's infamous 4-2-4 formation going up against Inter's workmanlike midfield.
Editor's Prediction
Torino 1
Inter 1
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