Two clubs in the top half of the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Inter Milan and Napoli. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the San Siro in Milan and can be live streamed here free.
After defeating Parma last week and consolidating fifth place, Inter Milan are in a position to participate in European competition next season. Manager Walter Mazzarri, however, insists that it's too early to even consider such a feat (h/t to Football Italia). "We did well today, but it's too early to talk about Europe as already secure," warned the Mazzarri.
"We still have to play against Napoli, Milan, Lazio and a Chievo side fighting for safety. The League is difficult and we have to take it one game at a time," he added.
"In general we have played well in other games, but not managed to get the victory. It's true we still don't know how to control a lead, but we have many young players who need to grow. It is a season in which we must lay the foundations for the next few years."
"Even when Parma were a man down, we lacked that ruthlessness to finish them off."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Inter Milan's Rodrigo Palacio has been a consistent contributor atop the club's formation this season. The Argentine enters today's match with 15 goals and seven assists. .
Inter Milan's Projected Lineup (3-5-2): Handanovic; Andreolli, Ranocchia, Campagnaro; Nagatomo, Kovacic, Cambiasso, Hernanes, D'Ambrosio; Icardi, Palacio
Napoli's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Reina; Ghoulam, Albiol, Britos, Henrique; Inier, Behrami; Callejon, Hamsik, Mertens; Higuain
Serie A Table
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 34 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 22 | 50 | 90 | |||
| 2 | AS Roma | 35 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 19 | 52 | 85 | |||
| 3 | Napoli | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 68 | |||
| 4 | Fiorentina | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 38 | 18 | 58 | |||
| 5 | Internazionale | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 57 | 35 | 22 | 56 | |||
| 6 | Parma | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 44 | 9 | 51 | |||
| 7 | AC Milan | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 51 | |||
| 8 | Torino | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 49 | |||
| 9 | Lazio | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 49 | |||
| 10 | Verona | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 49 | |||
| 11 | Atalanta | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 46 | -7 | 46 | |||
| 12 | Sampdoria | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 51 | -10 | 41 | |||
| 13 | Genoa | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 39 | |||
| 14 | Udinese | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 39 | |||
| 15 | Cagliari | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 36 | |||
| 16 | Chievo | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 50 | -20 | 30 | |||
| 17 | Bologna | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 52 | -25 | 28 | |||
| 18 | Sassuolo | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 62 | -29 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Livorno | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 67 | -31 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Catania | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 59 | -33 | 23 |
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