Sampdoria - Inter
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
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Sampdoria and Inter are both on the fringe of the early title contenders. With Milan and Juventus facing each other this week, both teams have a real chance of catching up with the top two clubs. The Nerazzurri are under the most pressure as they try to rejoin the Scudetto race, while their opponents will be more than happy with bettering last year’s fifth place finish. Samp have had some mixed results this season but are currently only four points away from Inter and that coveted fourth Champions League spot. A win here would do them and the likes of Palermo and Lazio a massive favour and blow the race for European qualification wide open.
Inter haven’t done themselves any favours though as they seemed to press the self-destruct button in midweek. They let struggling Roma take a three-goal lead and then saw Juan Veron sent off and Coach Roberto Mancini lost his nerve after the game by verbally abusing the referee. Both will now face a two-match ban, which could see the problems grow for the under-fire Mancio.
Add to this the controversial axing of Adriano, followed by his brace when coming on as a substitute, and chaos seems to once again be taking control at the San Siro. Marco Materazzi is also suspended for this game and Javier Zanetti, Kily Gonzalez and Dejan Stankovic are all still injured. The Blucerchiati are still without last week’s absentees with both Fabio Bazzani and Giulio Falcone missing again.
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Sampdoria (probable): Antonioli; C Zenoni, Castellini, Pavan, Pisano; Gasbarroni, Dalla Bona, Volpi, Tonetto; Bonazzoli, Flachi
Inter (probable): Julio Cesar; Cordoba, Mihajlovic, Samuel, Favalli; Ze Maria, Cambiasso, Pizarro, Figo; Recoba, Cruz
I hope inter loose
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