Friday, 26 February 2010

Round 26 preview: Pressure on Inter

The pressure is back on Inter this weekend, as they face a difficult trip away to Udinese, a ground were rivals Roma and Milan have both lost this season. But, Inter will be full of beans after their midweek win over English powerhouse Chelsea. Yet if Inter slip up in anyway shape of form, one feels that Milan will be right there behind them as they host Atalanta at the weekend in a derby with the closely situtated Bergamo side. Patos and Ronaldinho are in red hot form, and Huntelaar and Boriello's form will give Leonardo headaches over who to choose.

Other title contenders Roma face a hugely difficult task down in Naples for the 'Derby of the Sun'. Napoli, unbeaten on home turf, will face a Roma side in decent domestic form and aware of their potential given the 3-0 reverse that they suffered last year. This will certainly be one to watch.

Two other highly watchable clashes this weekend include Lazio's home game with Fiorentina, despite the Lazio fans boycotting the match, and Juventus's home game against Palermo. Three points in the latter match may go a long way to deciding who gets that final Champions League spot and in my opinion at least the away side will fancy their chances on Sunday night.

Elsewhere inform Sampdoria travel to a down in the dumps Parma side, while city rivals Genoa host Bologna in the formidable Luigi Ferraras. Bari travel to Catania in the first game of the weekend, and Chievo host Cagliari after the latters side defeat midweek. Finally, Siena travel to Livorno for a basement battle.

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