Inter - Palermo

Palermo recorded three wins in the last three matches and now they travel to Meazza intending to avoid defeat but it is a very hard thing to do. This is a chance for Inter to move farther ahead on top in case Juventus and Sampdoria draw but they too have a lot of problems before this match. They are in for a very important Champions League match next week and the injury list is expanding. Mourinho has enough players at his disposal, but he must carefully choose the starters as he can't afford any more injuries.

Inter eased past Catania in the last round and this is a perfect chance to move ahead on the standings. The first runners-up will face each other in Torino, so a win in this match would increase the gap in the title race. As I have mentioned Mourinho will have to think carefully who to field and who to rest before the important match. Sneijder will definitely miss this match through injury and the question is if he will be ready for the match in Kyiv. Milito might start the Champions league match, but we don’t think Mourinho will risk and field him against Palermo.
Inter’s defense is working great, at least in Serie A, so I expect it to be so this time too. Stankovic is by far the team's bets player this season and when he is out Inter face big problems. His aggressiveness in the midfield decides games, but it won’t be the same without Sneijder. Stankovic has more space since Sneijder came to the team, but he is injured and we will see how that will affect Stankovic's performance. After this match Inter will play with Livorno this weekend, so I expect Mourinho to rest most of the players in that match, while he might just field the strongest squad at Meazza.

Palermo have high ambitions and they want a place in the Champions League. Even though they didn’t get off to a great start, Zenga managed to find the form and they won three games in a row. Palermo are fourth at the moment, a place that leads to the Champions League, but the season is long. Hardly any team comes at Meazza planning to take points, but Palermo might take one here. Inter are already thinking about the game in Kyiv so the visitors can use that. According to online bookmakers anything but a home win will be a big surprise, but I think they exaggerated a bit. The visitors are definitely a weaker team but they stand some chance here.
Palermo too have tough defense and it has been a long time since they conceded more than one goal. They managed to keep a clean sheet against Udinese, which eventually earned them three points even though they weren’t brilliant. The win is what counts and all the rest should be forgotten. They will have to pay much better if they wish to avoid defeat here, as you can’t expect to keep a clean sheet against Inter.

A lot will depend on the line-ups here. Hosts have problems with the injured and not prepared players, while Zenga might rest some of the players for the upcoming duel against Genoa. That match will be direct clash for the Champions league spot and a new chance for Palermo to earn points. Anyway, visiting defense is the reason why they are so high on the standings, so I believe it will create problems for the hosts. Betting odds on under 2.5 goals are pretty good and it would be a waste not to use them. Perhaps it would be good to try with a handicap on Palermo as the tradition tells us that they rarely lose by more than one goal at Meazza.
Bet 5 on under 2.5 goals at 2.10 at Bet365

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