Serie A: Inter Milan vs. AC Chievo Verona – Preview
Inter Milan humiliated by back-to-back defeats
Inter Milan were looking strong and had their eyes set on clinching the treble again this season. The Serie A defending champions approached the title deciding derby against city rivals AC Milan being the favourites, but the Rossoneri thrashed the men in
black and blue 3-0. Losing the derby made Inter drop one place down in the standings to 3rd in the table, 2 points behind SSC Napoli, while 5 points adrift of the current league leaders.
The 2nd humiliating loss was to Schalke 04 in the first leg of quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League at home. The struggling Bundesliga outfit stunned the Italian giants and won the game 5-2. The two defeats have completely changed the picture
of the season for the treble contenders and now the Serpent has a great threat of losing both the titles.
The Black and Blues have been the best outfit at home venues in the Serie A, having lost just a solitary game out of the total 15 played, winning 11 and equalizing 3 fixtures. Hosting the game against Chievo Verona, Inter would be looking forward to make
the most of the game and claim the maximum 3 points off it. A victory here would help regain confidence and moral of the players and the coach Leonardo http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Araujo-c6435, who has been the centre of criticism after the recent defeats.
AC Chievo Verona below average yet again
Last season’s 14th placed Verona have not made it to any better state this season as they are yet again a below average performer in the Italian top flight. The season has not yielded any better results than last year and the team seems to be
deadlocked at the 13th spot.
The home and away performances have been a replica of each other as the stats show almost the same picture. Out of the 15 games played, the Yellow-Blues have won 4, drawn 4 and lost on 7 occasions. In the last 5 away games, Mussi Volanti won and lost 2 games
each, while one went on to be a stalemate.
The Flying Donkeys visit Stadio Giuseppe Meazza with hopes to take advantage of a shaken Inter side. The Yellow-Blues will be more than happy to end the game in a draw.
Team News
Inter Milan
The home team will be without the injured http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristian-Chivu-c9519 faces a one match suspension.
Samuel Eto'o (19 goals, 6 assists) and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-Milito-c11166 (5 goals, 3 assists) would be the key players in the clash for the Serpent.
AC Chievo Verona
Siqueira Luciano and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andrea-Mantovani-c5689 and Bojan
Jokic on the other hand would be back to the squad and will be available for the game.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Pellissier-c33091 (10 goals, 5 assists) would be the key player for the visitors.
Prediction
Inter would be looking forward to mutilate the low runners of the league after 2 humiliating defeats. The victory is important for the men in black and blue. The match is going to be a one sided game and Inter would win with the final whistle blown at 3-1.
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