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January 12, 2013 7:45 PM GMT
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza — Milano
Referee:‬ D. Celi‎
Attendance:‬ 39118‎
 
31′ Rodrigo Palacio
 
54′ Fredy Guarín
 

Inter - Pescara Preview: Nerazzurri looking to keep pace with Serie A leaders

Andrea Stramaccioni's side have stumbled of late, and require three points to remain in the hunt for Champions League qualification

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  PROBABLE LINEUPS

INTER
  Inter
Handanovic
Silvestre, Cambiasso, Chivu
Zanetti, Guarin, Gargano, Pereira
Palacio
Milito, Cassano

PESCARA
  Inter
Perin
Balzano, Terlizzi, Capuano, Modesto
Neilsen, Colucci, Bjarnason
Weiss
Jonathas, Celik

Inter remain without a number of first-team players as they welcome the Delfini to San Siro. Dejan Stankovic remains on the sidelines, while Joel Obi and Yuto Nagatomo are also fighting their way back to fitness.

On the suspension front, defensive duo Juan Jesus and Andrea Ranocchia will both miss the contest, the former due to his red card in the 3-0 humbling at the hands of Udinese last weekend.

Wesley Sneijder's future remains up in the air, with Galatasaray seemingly on the brink of ending the midfielder's exile, as they look to take him to Turkey in the current transfer window.

For the visitors, who are currently four points clear of the drop zone, Uros Cosic and Simone Romagnoli will both sit out the match, while Eugenio Togni is suspended.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Inter have only managed one victory in their last four matches, a 2-0 Coppa Italia triumph over Verona before Christmas.
  • Pescara, by comparison, are in a decent run of form, collecting victories in three of their last four league outings, including a 2-0 victory over Fiorentina last weekend.
  • In the reverse fixture earlier this season, Inter collected a 3-0 victory courtesy of goals from Sneijder, Diego Milito and Philippe Coutinho.
  • Milito is the Nerazzurri's top goalscorer this season with eight goals. In comparison, Pescara's leading marksmen are Vladimir Weiss and Mervan Celik, both on three goals apiece.

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  • FC Internazionale 2-0 Pescara
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  • FC Internazionale 3-0 Pescara
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  • FC Internazionale 3-1 Pescara
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Head to Head
Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Jan 12, 2013 FC Internazionale 2 - Pescara 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
Pescara
May 19, 2013Pescara 1 - Fiorentina 5ITA1
May 11, 2013Catania 1 - Pescara 0ITA1
May 8, 2013Pescara 0 - AC Milan 4ITA1
May 5, 2013Genoa 4 - Pescara 1ITA1
Apr 27, 2013Pescara 0 - SSC Napoli 3ITA1
Odds
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Team News
Available Squads
1Samir HandanoviçGoalkeeper
4Javier Adelmar ZanettiDefender
6Matías SilvestreDefender
26Cristian ChivuDefender
11Alvaro PereiraMidfielder
42JonathanDefender
14Fredy GuarínMidfielder
19Esteban Matias CambiassoMidfielder
24Marco BenassiMidfielder
8Rodrigo PalacioStriker
99Antonio CassanoStriker
27Vid BelecGoalkeeper
91Raffaele Di GennaroGoalkeeper
-Matteo BianchettiDefender
16Gaby MudingayiMidfielder
17M. MarigaMidfielder
20ObiMidfielder
5Walter GarganoMidfielder
-A. DuncanMidfielder
-CoutinhoMidfielder
9Tommaso RocchiStriker
22Diego Alberto MilitoStriker
-Marko LivajaStriker
77Mattia PerinGoalkeeper
5Marco CapuanoDefender
14Antonio BalzanoDefender
-Christian TerlizziDefender
8Birkir BjarnasonMidfielder
11Francesco ModestoMidfielder
17Vladimir WeissMidfielder
-Giuseppe ColucciMidfielder
-M. NielsenMidfielder
10Mervan CelikStriker
-JonathasStriker
32Ivan PelizzoliGoalkeeper
-Salvatore FalsoGoalkeeper
2Damiano ZanonDefender
53Simone RomagnoliDefender
15Antonio BocchettiDefender
4Emmanuel CascioneMidfielder
26Manuele BlasiMidfielder
9Elvis AbbruscatoStriker
22Ante VukušićStriker
99Gianluca CaprariMidfielder
Players to Watch
Antonio Cassano
Antonio Cassano
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 99
Games Goals YC RC
28 8 0 0
The former Roma, AC Milan and Sampdoria star has been a useful addition for the Nerazzurri, but his goal return has quite been what he and his club would have hoped. A strong end to the season will be hugely beneficial for Inter's bid to regain Champions League football next season.
Vladimir Weiss
Vladimir Weiss
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 17
Games Goals YC RC
22 4 8 2
The former Manchester City man is the main creative spark for the Delfini, and his side will need a big performance from him if they are to leave Milan with another positive result following last weekend's heroics in Florence.
Prediction
Inter's recent form has been far from stellar, while Pescara pulled off one of their results of the season to defeat Fiorentina last time out, but the Nerazzurri desperately need a victory to remain in contention at the top, and they should - just - be able to achieve it.
Editor's Prediction
Inter 2
Pescara 1
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