Inter Milan host ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza – Serie A Preview
Inter Milan surrender to AC Milan
It has been a hard term for the Nerazzurri as they have failed to accomplish the targets they had set for themselves at the start of the season. The Serpent had their eyes set on achieving the Treble again this season and they were in a good position to
achieve just that a month back. However, the Black and Blues crashed out of UEFA Champions League and then lost the Scudetto to AC Milan.
The Nerazzurri are second in the rankings and are keen to hold onto the runner-up spot, while also competing at the Coppa Italia front. The men in black and blue jerseys have been average on away venues, but their home form has been the best in the Italian
top flight this season.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 play hosts to ACF Fiorentina in the upcoming Serie A fixture at Giuseppe Meazza and would be looking to continue with their rich home form. The Nerazzurri have lost just a solitary game at San Siro, a 1-0 defeat to champions AC Milan in November, 2010.
Going into this fixture, a victory over the Viola would be anticipated.
ACF Fiorentina – The mid-table squad
Fiorentina finished 11th last season in the Serie A, losing precious points in the final furlong of the season. The ongoing 2010/11 season, in spite of a good summer transfer campaign, has not been much different from the previous year; the Viola
are 9th in the rankings with 49 points, four points behind 8th placed US Palermo with a game in hand.
The Gigliati had a disappointing start to the season as they managed to win just a single game from their opening five fixtures. Amidst coaching changes and poor form, the team has not been able to recover from the early slump and find themselves stuck in
the mid-table.
Away form has been terrible at best. Mihajlovic’s men have won just four of the 17 away games, losing 9 and drawing on 4 occasions. The trip to San Siro, thus, would be an uphill task to say the least. The Voila will be happy if they can only manage to hold
back the Serie A giants and end the game in a stalemate, stealing a precious point in the process.
Team News
Inter Milan
Leonardo will be missing out on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/McDonald-Mariga-c25092 is suspended.
Samuel Eto’o (20 goals, 7 assists) and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Giampaolo-Pazzini-c14802 (8 goals) would be the key players for the Nerazzurri.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/ACF-Fiorentina-c38209
The Voila would go to San Siro without http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Santana-c24037 are also unlikely to play for the outfit.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alberto-Gilardino-c4324 (11 goals, 3 assists) and Gaetano D'Agostino (5 goals) would play a vital role for the Gigliati in this match.
Prediction
Inter Milan, at home turf, would mutilate the already shaky Fiorentina team and are likely to register a victory against the mid-table finishers. The match is expected finish with a final score-line of Inter 2-0 Fiorentina.
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