Two clubs in the top half of the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between AS Roma and Inter Milan. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on RAI Internazionale.
What They're Saying
AS Roma manager Rudi Garcia (via Football Italia): "We can only judge Inter on their last two games. We know they have strong players, that they now have four at the back and studied them carefully, but the important thing is for us to play like Roma, so that we prevent Inter making the most of their strengths."
Inter Milan captain Andrea Ranocchia (via Football Italia): "I expect a great game, hard-fought between two teams at a high level. Rudi Garcia's Roma are a big team who play a European style of football. It is certainly going to be difficult, but I hope that we win."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Ranocchia openly admitted his respect and fear of Francesco Totti's talents, and for good reason. In eight league appearances, the 38-year-old has two goals and 21 created chances.
AS Roma's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Maicon, Astori, Manolas, Holebas; Nainggolan,De Rossi, Pjanic; Iturbe, Totti, Gervinho
Inter Milan's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; Campagnaro, Ranocchia, Juan Jesus, Dodo; Guarin, Medel, Hernanes; Kovacic; Palacio, Icardi
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 31 | |||
| 2 | AS Roma | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |||
| 3 | Genoa | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Napoli | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Sampdoria | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 21 | |||
| 6 | AC Milan | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Lazio | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Fiorentina | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 19 | |||
| 9 | Udinese | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 18 | |||
| 10 | Sassuolo | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Internazionale | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Palermo | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Empoli | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Verona | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Torino | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 12 | |||
| 16 | Cagliari | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 11 | |||
| 17 | Atalanta | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 11 | |||
| 18 | Chievo | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 10 | |||
| 19 | Cesena | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 8 | |||
| 20 | Parma | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 32 | -17 | 6 |
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