Two clubs in opposite halves of the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Inter Milan and Cagliari. The first-division clash scheduled for 9 a.m. ET will be held at the San Siro in Milan and can be live streamed here free.

Inter Milan defender Dodo had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Football Italia): "I've always had this competitive meanness, and when you have players with such an important character around you like Juan Jesus and [Gary] Medel, they inspire you. We're happy in each other's company, and this is important."

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Player to Watch: Inter Milan's Mateo Kovacic has been instrumental in the club's early season success. The 20-year-old has two goals and an assist in addition to his average of three take-ons per match.

Inter Milan's Projected Lineup (3-5-2): Handanovic; Jesus, Vidic, Ranocchia; Dodo, Hernanes, Medel, Kovacic, Jonathan; Icardi, Palacio

Cagliari's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Cragno; Avelar, Rossettini, Ceppitelli, Balzano; Ekdal, Conti, Crisetig; Cossu, Sau, Ibarbo

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).

Standings

RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1Juventus55001001015
2AS Roma550091815
3Udinese43014229
4Internazionale422010198
5Sampdoria42205238
6Verona52215508
7AC Milan421110827
8Genoa41214405
9Fiorentina412112-15
10Napoli411256-14
11Torino411224-24
12Cesena411238-54
13Atalanta511327-54
14Palermo403167-13
15Lazio410345-13
16Parma4103810-23
17Chievo410346-23
18Sassuolo403118-73
19Empoli402247-32
20Cagliari401337-41