Inter Milan vs Siena

Inter Milan get yet another crack at clinching their 3^rd consecutive Serie A title when they host Siena at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in week 37. The two sides are coming off of very different results last week with the neroazzurri having lost on the road while Siena took care of business at home. With the title quest stretching from week to week Inter will be looking to finally lock it down once and for all.

Inter Milan lost their derby match on the road last week as they dropped the 3 points to AC Milan by a score of 2-1 at the San Siro. With AS Roma having won their match over Sampdoria, their lead has now been sliced to 3 points. Inter Milan currently sit atop the league table with 81 points while Roma have 78. That defeat against AC Milan snapped Inter’s current win streak at 4 games. It wasn’t all bad news last week however as the side managed by Roberto Mancini were able to advance to the final of the Coppa Italia thanks to their win over SS Lazio. The injured list remains extensive for the defending champions as Dacourt, Walter Samuel, Ivan Ramiro Cordoba, Luis Figo, Christian Chivu and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are expected to miss out injured. Look for youngster Balotelli to join Julio Cruz in attack.

Siena are coming off of an impressive victory in week 36 as they held serve at home over Juventus by a score of 1-0 at the MPS Arena. The results leaves Siena in 12^th place of the league table with 42 points on the present campaign. They are currently 3 points back of 11^th place Atalanta and hold a 2 point edge on 13^th place SS Lazio. The side managed by Beretta have been playing very well defensively of late and have conceded just 1 goal over their last 3 games while posting 1 win, 1 loss and 3 draws over their past 5 matches. At this time there is just one confirmed injury absence at the club and it is Bertotto. Look for manager Beretta to go with a 4-3-2-1 featuring Maccarone as the lone striker.

Inter Milan should take care of business in this match. While they did suffer a temporary setback against AC Milan last week they were still able to rebound nicely against SS Lazio and their overall depth cannot be compared with Siena’s. Siena have put together a very respectable season but if Inter are on their day this match should be no contest.

Prediction: Inter Milan (2-0)