Sunday 18th December 2011, 2pm GMT
At the beginning of the season, some observers felt that Cesena had made one of the best signings of the Summer period in capturing Adrian Mutu from Fiorentina for free. It hasn’t worked out too smoothly so far however – though Mutu has score 4 goals, that is more than half of his team’s total tally and they currently sit third from bottom in the table. Mutu, incidentally, will be shooting for his 100th Serie A goal tomorrow.
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| Nagatomo: looking to make it 3 in 3 tomorrow |
Inter were one of the first clubs to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages despite their poor start to the domestic season. Claudio Raneiri – their fourth manager since the departure of Jose Mourinho - seems to have steadied the ship somewhat however, and they have moved up to seventh place having won their last three games. Yuto Nagatomo has scored in Inter’s last two games, and he will be hoping to continue the trend against his old club.
Striker Diego Forlan came off the bench on Tuesday at Genoa, and his return from injury is good news for Inter fans as Giampaolo Pazzini isn’t finding the net as easily as he did last season, and Diego Milito is also struggling somewhat. 23-year-old Ricardo Alvarez is an exciting addition to the Inter attack, and overall I think they will have enough to continue their winning run at Cesena.
Prediction – Inter to win – 4pts
Match odds: Cesena 10/3
Draw 9/4
Inter 5/6
