Black & Blue Looks Good On You

By: Steven | October 29th, 2009

Thursday, October 29th, 2009 20.45
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano

I warriors, brigate rosanero, siamo forti e vinceremo!

Preview

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy…it’s Inter tonight. The only big team we can’t seem to beat easily. The undisputed campioni of Serie A of the past years have had another great start to the season, and are currently sitting comfortably in first place. Familiar sight, no? Meanwhile, we’re not doing too shabby either. We’re seven points behind Inter, but we are somewhere around where we want to be. It’s a strange season so far, with surprise packages Parma and Bari also competing for EL spots for the moment.

I’m pretty curious about how Zenga’s going to react. It’s not a secret that Zenga, as an Inter legend, wants to become Inter coach. Even Mou has stated that he sees Zenga as his successor. But tonight, I expect him to be a Palermitano, not an Interista.

Matches Played 9 9
Table Position 1 7
Points 22 15
Goal Difference 15 3
Goals for * 2.0 0.8
Goals against * 0.8 1.0
Last 5 W-W-W-L-W W-W-W-D-D
Last 5 home W-W-W-W-D W-W-D-D-W
Last 5 away W-L-W-W W-D-L-L

Are we the underdogs tonight? Hell yeah. Do we have a chance to take the Meazza? Nope. We have only recorded one win against Inter on the road, and it’s been almost 30 years since. Can we take a point? Yes, just look at our 2-2 of last year. And the fact that we are unbeaten in five games.

Squad Status

Palermo

Same as always. Liverani’s still unavailable, Balza’s out and Bovo’s suspended.

Possible line-up:

Sirigu
Gojan Kjaer Migliaccio
Bertolo Simplicio Bresciano Cassani
Pastore
Cavani Miccoli

Inter

There’s a nice write up over at the Inter Offside, so you can get all info there. Just one thing: no Sneijder!

Categorical Matchup

The Savior vs. The Brazilian: Palermo. No joke, I rate the kid higher than Cesar.

It’s a Gamble vs. Stronghold: Inter. It worked out fine last week, but could’ve gone horribly wrong. Miggy as a CB = gold, but we’re no match for Inter.

The Wild Guess Department vs. They Scare Me: Inter. And I hope Bertolo proves me wrong.

Them Two v. Semi-Injured: Push. We can take this!

Final Analysis

We should be able to put up a good fight tonight, but a win is out of reach. Right now, I’d be more than happy with a point.

Prediction

1-1.

MOTM:

Sirigu.

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