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Serie A 2016-2017: Inter Milan vs Genoa, Preview, Prediction & Predicted Lineup

| Dec 07, 2016 11:56 PM EST

Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi.

Mercurial team Inter Milan (6-6-3, 21 points) will look to get back into winning form as they host fellow middling squad Genoa CFC (5-4-5, 20 points) at their home field of Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on Dec. 11, Sunday in a 2016-2017 Serie A season match.

Start Time and Streaming Info

The game starts at 2:45 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.

Inter Milan has been inconsistent as of late as the team alternated wins and winless games in their last six matches. They are currently settled in the 10th place in the overall standings, seven points below the Europa League qualifying berths and 11 points behind the third Champions League berth for next season held by cross-city rivals and third-running team AC Milan.

I Nerazzurri is coming off a 0-3 defeat in the hands of last season's runners-up Napoli on the road at the San Paolo Stadium, as per Daily Mail Online.

Piotr Zielinski, Marek Hamsik, and Lorenzo Insigne provided all the three goals for Gli Azzurri in the second, fifth, and 51st minutes respectively, completing the three-goal haul for the hosts.

Head coach Stefano Pioli's squad was not able to answer with any goals all throughout the match as they succumbed to a shutout.

Meanwhile, Genoa continued to struggle in their Italian top flight campaign this term as the squad was held to a 0-0 draw by fellow reeling team AC Chievo Verona on the road at the Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Stadium on Monday, as reported by USA Today.

It was the second drawn match for head coach Ivan Juric's side and also their fourth winless performance in their last six assignments.

With the draw, Il Vecchio Balordo is now in the 11th spot of the Italian top flight table, 12 points above the bottom three relegation area and eight points below the Europa League qualifying spots.

Prediction and Predicted Lineup

The predicted result is a 2-1 bounce back win for Inter Milan.

Inter Milan starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Handanovic; Ansaldi, Miranda, D'Ambrosio, Ranocchia; Perisic, Banega; Brozovic, Candreva, Kondogbia; Icardi

Genoa starting lineup (3-5-1-1 formation): Perin; Munoz, Burdisso, Izzo; Fiamozzi, Rigoni, Rincon, Veloso, Lazovic; Simeone; Pandev 

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