Two clubs in opposite halves of the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Fiorentina and Inter Milan. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on RAI Internazionale.
Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Montella had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Football Italia): "We are in good shape, and psychologically, the victory in Europe brought the enthusiasm we needed. Inter are a strong side with top class players, while Mazzarri always gets the best out of his teams. I was surprised by their defeat to Cagliari, but not by Zeman being behind it. I am sure they will be eager to make up for that setback."
"In attack, they have players like Palacio, Icardi and Osvaldo who can all decide a game," he added. "Are Inter in crisis? I don't believe that."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Inter Milan's Hernanes has been instrumental in the club's early season success. The 29-year-old has one goal and an assist in five appearances and is averaging two key passes per match.
Fiorentina's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Neto; Alonso, Savic, Rodriguez, Richards; Kurtic, Pizarro, Fernandez; Valero, Cuadrado; Babacar
Inter Milan's Projected Lineup (3-5-1-1): Handanovic; Jesus, Vidic, Ranocchia; Dodo, Hernanes, Medel, Kovacic, D'Ambrosio; Icardi, Palacio
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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 2 | AS Roma | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Sampdoria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Udinese | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 5 | AC Milan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Verona | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Lazio | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 8 | Internazionale | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 9 | Genoa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 10 | Napoli | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 11 | Fiorentina | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 | |||
| 12 | Empoli | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 13 | Cesena | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 6 | |||
| 14 | Torino | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 | |||
| 15 | Cagliari | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 | |||
| 16 | Chievo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 | |||
| 17 | Atalanta | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4 | |||
| 18 | Parma | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 3 | |||
| 19 | Palermo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 3 | |||
| 20 | Sassuolo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 3 |
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