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AS Roma vs. Inter Milan: Totti, Borriello, Sneijder and Pazzini to star – Coppa Italia Preview

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AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 vs. Inter Milan: Totti, Borriello, Sneijder and Pazzini to star – Coppa Italia Preview
AS Roma
Roma were the 2009/10 runner-ups in both the Serie A and Coppa Italia. The season concluded the most successful decade for La Maggica in their proud history. The team won a Scudetto and captured the Coppa Italia twice while making it to the finals four times last decade.
During the ongoing 2010/11 season, Roma have been struggling in the Italian top flight, currently occupying sixth spot in the Calcio charts. However, they have continued with their historically good cup form and find themselves in the semi-finals again. La Maggica beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 in the round-of-16 of the competition to advance to the quarter-finals of the cup. I Lupi beat Juventus in the next round to fix a semi-final date with Inter Milan.
Roma face the defending Coppa Italia champions and the first leg is scheduled to be played at Stadio Olimpico in Rome tonight. Roma will certainly feel confident going into this tie as they play in front of their vocal supporters. Roma were outclassed by Jose Mourinho’s Inter last season in the final, but Leonardo’s Nerazzurri lack the same cutting edge, gicing the Giallorossi a lot of hope for this fixture.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan
2009/10 was undoubtedly the best season in Inter Milan’s history as the club, under mercurial guidance of Jose Mourinho, recorded a historic treble of Coppa Italia, Scudetto and UEFA Champions League.
Just like Roma, Inter have been performing exceptionally well in the cup competition, winning the trophy thrice in the last ten years while they were runner-ups a further two times. While they have made it to the semi-finals of the competition again, the ongoing 2010/11 season has been a disappointment. Last year’s treble winners were thumped out of UEFA Champions League by Schalke 04 with a 7-3 aggregate score, they are out of the Scudetto race and Coppa Italia now seems the only achievable piece of silverware.
The Nerazzurri beat Genoa 3-2 in the Round-of-16 and made it to the quarter-finals of the competition, where they beat SSC http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ezequiel-c13065 Lavezzi’s missed penalty meant the Serpents progressed to the semi-finals.
Visiting Rome will not be an easy task for Coach Leonardo http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Araujo-c6435. The former AC Milan favourite has come under immense criticism after his side’s horrendous recent run of form.
Team News
AS Roma
The home team would be missing out on Philippe Mexes and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 as both the players are suffering from injuries.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Borriello-c23672 would be the key players for the home side in this encounter.
Inter Milan
Leonardo would be missing out on Samuel Eto’o, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Walter-Samuel-c36618 as the aforementioned players are injured. Eto’o’s injury in particular will be a huge blow for the visiting side as the Cameroonian International has been in sensational form this season.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-Sneijder-c36799 will play a vital part in the game for La Beneamata.
Prediction
The game promises to be an enthralling affair with both the teams willing to give their all. Inter are hungry for redemption following the recent run of results and will conquer Roman Stadio Olimpico with a 2-1 score line.
 

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