Two clubs looking to return to form will do battle today in a friendly between Inter Milan and AS Roma. The International Champions Cup match scheduled for 1 p.m. ET will be held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN Deportes and Fox Sports 2.
Should Real Madrid defeat Manchester United in Ann Arbor on Saturday, the winner of today's match could clinch a spot in the 2014 International Champions Cup final. That, however, doesn't hold water for AS Roma manager Rudi Garcia. Even after defeating Real Madrid on Thursday, Garcia admits his side is still miles behind the reigning European champions.
"Real Madrid are ahead of us," he said (via Goal). "We won a friendly match. Of course it is always better to win. We are ambitious and it is nice to dream, because if you do not dream then you get bored."
"In the Champions League we are thinking of progressing from the group stage," Garcia added. "Our priority is the league and we want to finish on top. There are so many good teams, but we want to finish out ahead. We are on the right track."
A victory over a familiar foe would further echo that notion.
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Player to Watch: Inter Milan's Mauro Icardi remains one of the club's promising young talents ahead of the 2014 campaign. The 21-year-old made 12 starts for the club last season, finishing with nine goals and two assists.
AS Roma's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Skorupski, Florenzi, Benatia, Castan, Cole, Nainggolan, Keita, Pjanic, Iturbe, Totti, Ljajic
Inter Milan's Projected Lineup (3-5-2): Handanovic; Ranocchia, Vidic, Juan Jesus; D'Ambrosio, Jonathan, Kuzmanovic, Obi, Dodo; Botta, Icardi
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