Strange eve at Inter's house, which today will host Catania at San Siro (15 pm). In fact, the Nerazzurri looked at the advances with particular eyes, eager for draws that didn't arrive. Juve's victory complicates the Scudetto comeback plans, and even Lazio's, beyond the rivalry with their Rossoneri cousins, isn't exactly ideal. On balance, however, the Nerazzurri will still be able to gnaw at three points from Napoli, bringing them closer in the standings, provided they beat Catania. It won't be a formality at all, because the Sicilians are doing very well and will come to Milan to play it. “Historically, Catania has always excelled against the big teams – explained Stramaccioni in the press conference. – The best performance was against Napoli in ten, he made a masterpiece. If you don't respect it in the right way, it can really hurt." This is why the trident temptation will be chased away. In fact, many thought that the coach would have opted for the Cassano - Milito - Palacio trio, but the same, while admitting that he had the thought, made it clear that, possibly, we will talk about it again in the future: "It would be a dream trident, they are three perfectly complementary players. They can play together, but the problem is to support them, in some moments of the match, they could all be in front of the ball line. It's a hypothesis that tickles me, with great offensive potential, but you have to understand when to propose it”. While waiting for that day, Stramaccioni thought about strengthening the midfield, a fundamental department for the balance of the team. Guarin will play in place of Coutinho, in a full-hearted halfback with Cambiasso and Gargano. The defense will obviously be three-man, with the very confirmed Ranocchia, Samuel and Juan Jesus. They will have to be careful, because the trident of Catania (Barrientos - Bergessio - Gomez) is one of the tough ones. Inter has therefore found its own physiognomy, at least until Sneijder is available again. "I heard, he'll be in the group on Monday," said Stramaccioni, who will be dealing with a certain abundance in attack. But we'll think about that later, because first there's a game to win against Catania. Three points would bring Inter to within one of Napoli, pending the direct clash with Juventus. A beautiful prospect, which would extinguish any hotbed of controversy in the bud.
POSSIBLE FORMATIONS
Inter Milan (3-5-2): Handanovic; Ranocchia, Samuel, Juan Jesus; Jonathan, Guarin, Gargano, Cambiasso, Zanetti; Cassano, Milito.
On the bench: Chinchilla, Belec, Silvestre, Mbaye, Duncan, Pereira, Mudingayi, Obi, Coutinho, Palacio, Alvarez, Livaja.
Trainer: Andrea Stramaccioni.
Unavailable: Stankovic, Mariga, Sneijder, Chivu.
Disqualified: Nagatomo.
Catania (4-3-3): Andujar; Alvarez, Legrottaglie, Spolli, Marquis; Izco, Lodi, Almiron; Barrientos, Bergessio, Gomez.
On the bench: Frison, Messina, Rolin, Potenza, Capuano, Biagianti, Salifu, Ricchiuti, Morimoto, Castro, Doukara.
Trainer: Rolando Maran.
Unavailable: Keko, Terracciano, Bellusci, Augustyn, Sciocca.
Disqualified: nobody.
Referee: Carmine Russo (Nola).
Line Assistants: De Pinto-Barbirati.
Port Assistants: Massa-Ciampi.
Fourth official: free yourself.
