Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic. (Photo : Getty Images)
Inter Milan (13-6-6, 45 points) will try to put an end to its recent lackluster performances as they face equally reeling team UC Sampdoria (6-12-7, 25 points) at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in San Siro on Saturday, Feb. 20th for a 2015-2016 Serie A season game.
Combined, the two teams have only won once in both of their last six matches as they go down in the league table. Inter is currently at the no. 5 spot from being one of the top three contenders all season long while Sampdoria is only three points above the bottom three regulation at the no. 17 position.
I Nerazzurri is on a downward spiral right now after being winless in five of their last six games. They had beaten lowly Chievo, 1-0, two weeks ago, but other than that it has been all struggles for Roberto Mancini's squad this year.
The rumored rift between Mancini and team captain Mauro Icardi is perhaps affecting the performance of the club, but there are no official reports about it.
Their most previous match was a tough, red card-filled loss to fellow contender Fiorentina, 1-2, at the Stadio Artemio Franchi last Sunday, as per Goal.
Three red cards were given during the match with Alex Telles and Geoffrey Kondogbia being sent off from Inter's side at the 82nd and 90th+7 minutes while Mauro Zarate was thrown out from Viola's team at the 90th+5 minute.
Fiorentina forward Khouma Babacar scored the winner in injury time to complete his team's comeback.
Meanwhile, Sampdoria settled for a goalless draw with Atalanta at their home field of Stadio Luigi Ferraris also last Sunday, as reported by SkySports.
I Blucerchiati has not won in the domestic top flight since their 3-2 victory over Genoa on Jan. 5th and is now on a seven-game winless skid.
Head coach Vincenzo Montella would certainly like to put a stop to their current slide, but they will face an equally eager team who want to get out of its present rut.
The predicted result is a close 2-1 win for Inter Milan as both teams fight to taste victory once again.
Inter Milan starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Handanovic; Nagatomo, Miranda, Murillo, Jesus; Brozovic, Medel, Perisic; Palacio, Icardi, Eder
Sampdoria starting lineup (3-1-4-2 formation): Viviano; Cassani, Ranocchia, Silvestre; Fernando; Ivan, Soriano, Correa, Dodo; Quagliarella, Cassano
