Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi. (Photo : Getty Images)
Streaking squad Inter Milan (13-7-3, 42 points) is scheduled to square off with lowly team Empoli FC (5-11-7, 22 points) at their home ground of Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in San Siro on Feb. 12, Sunday as the 2016-2017 Serie A season continues.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Inter Milan has won seven of their last eight matches to climb up to fifth place after being in the middle of the Italian top flight table for most of the season. The team now holds the second and final Europa League qualifying berth for the next term and is only six points behind third-running team Napoli and the final Champions League spot for next season.
I Nerazzurri actually snapped a seven-game winning streak in their most recent fixture last Sunday with a 0-1 loss to defending champions Juventus on the road at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, BBC Sport reported.
Juventus midfielder Juan Cuadrado provided the lone goal of the match for the hosts in the 45th minute with a long-range right-footed shot following a corner kick.
Head coach Stefano Pioli's squad lost Ivan Perisic in injury time, though, as he was sent off following a second yellow card booking near the end.
Meanwhile, Empoli had settled to a 1-1 draw with middling club Torino at their home field of Carlo Castellani Stadium also last Sunday, as per Sofa Score.
Torino forward Andrea Belotti netted the opening goal of the match in the 11th minute with a close-range right-footer off a pass by Adem Ljajic following a set piece situation.
However, head coach Giovanni Martusciello's side was able to find the equalizer two minutes into the first half stoppage time with a left-footed shot from the center of the box to keep the game tied at the break, 1-1.
It proved to be the final score as both teams were unable to score in the second half of the contest.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-0 romp by Inter Milan.
Inter Milan starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Handanovic; Murillo, Medel, Miranda; Candreva, Gagliardini, Brozovic, D'Ambrosio; Mario, Kondogbia; Icardi
Empoli starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Skorupski; Laurini, Bellusci, Costa, Pasqual; Krunic, Diousse, Croce; El Kaddouri; Mchedlidze, Pucciarelli
