Inter Milan vs Reggina

Inter Milan are back at the San Siro to host Reggina looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season last week. Reggina are coming off of a disappointing result themselves and are fighting for every point they can get as they remain in the relegation zone. This will be their first match since manager Renzo Ulivieri was sacked.

The neroazzurri had their 25 match unbeaten run snapped last week when they fell to Napoli on the road by a score of 1-0 at the Stadio San Paolo. Their first loss of the season coincided with a AS Roma’s victory in their own match and all of a sudden their once insurmountable lead is down to a very vulnerable 6 point edge. Roberto Mancini’s side have been playing at less than full strength over these past few weeks and this has certainly been a factor in their sloppy play which has seen them win just 2 points from their last 3 matches. This week Dacourt, Samuel, Cordoba, Cesar, and Maxwell remain out injured, while Chivu is out suspended. The good news is that Ibrahimovic will return to the starting eleven and Julio Cruz will be available off of the bench.

Reggina come into this contest in 19^th place of the Serie A table with 22 points. They sit 2 points back of 18^th place Catania and hold a 4 point edge on last place Cagliari. In their last match they dropped 2 more points at home when they drew with Palermo by a score of 0-0. The result was the last straw for the board and manager Renzo Ulivieri was sacked after the match. This week new manager Orlandi will make his debut in what is pretty much a thankless situation for him. Reggina have posted just 1 win and 1 draw with 3 losses over their past 5 matches and have not scored a goal over their last 2 games. This week Garcia, Ceravolo and Campagnolo will miss out due to injury.

While Inter Milan have not looked too good over their past 3 matches, this contest against Reggina could not have come at a better time for them. Not only have Reggina not won a match away from home all year, but Inter will be bolstered by the return of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to the starting eleven. Look for Inter Milan to recover in style.

Prediction: Inter (3-0)