Inter Milan midfielder Joao Mario. (Photo : Getty Images)
Streaking squad Inter Milan (12-6-3, 39 points) will look to extend their winning streak to seven games as they square off with cellar-dwelling side Delfino Pescara (1-13-6, 9 points) at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on Jan. 28, Saturday in a 2016-2017 La Liga 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 is on a six-game winning streak which started in a 2-0 win over Genoa on Dec. 11. The team has climbed to the fifth spot from the middle of the league table as a result. They now currently hold a qualifying berth for next season's Europa League competitions.
La Beneamata is coming off a tough 1-0 victory over bottom three squad Palermo on the road last Sunday at the Renzo Barbera Stadium, as per ESPN. The game saw a red card each for both sides as head coach Stefano Pioli's boys prevailed with a one-goal win.
Portuguese midfielder Joao Mario scored the winning goal of the match in the 65th minute with a close-range right-footed shot off an assist by Antonio Candreva.
Inter defender Cristian Ansaldi was then sent off in the 79th minute after getting booked with a second yellow card. Palermo midfielder Alessandro Gazzi followed during injury time after also a second yellow booking.
Meanwhile, newly-promoted side Pescara has continued to struggle in the Italian top-flight with only one win to boot after 20 games this season. The team is presently in the bottom of the standings, one point below 19th-place team Palermo.
The Delfini was romped by lowly team Sassuolo, 1-3, in their most recent fixture also last Sunday at their home ground of Adriatico Stadium, via SkySports.
Sassuolo forward Alessandro Matri scored in the first minute of the game, but Pescara winger Jean-Christophe Bahebeck was able to level the count in the 56th minute with his own right-footer from a Cristiano Biraghi Cross.
However, I Neroverdi netted two more goals after that to hand head coach Massimo Oddo's side their 13th loss of the season.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 rout by Inter Milan.
Inter Milan starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Handanovic; Ansaldi, Miranda, D'Ambrosio, Murillo; Perisic, Banega; Gagliardini, Candreva, Brozovic; Icardi
Pescara starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Bizzarri; Coda, Stendardo, Fornasier; Biraghi, Bruno, Christante, Crescenzi; Bahebeck, Verre; Caprari
