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| Line-ups: Figo faces up to Genoa |
Saturday 7 March, 2009 |
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Jose Mourinho makes a tactical change at Marassi with Luis Figo playing behind front two Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mario Balotelli.
The Serie A leaders take on fifth-placed Genoa, kick-off at 17.00 UK time, and need points to prevent Juventus closing the gap further.
Ivan Cordoba and Sulley Muntari are rested in favour of Marco Materazzi and Dejan Stankovic, the Serb pushed back into a deeper role to accommodate Figo.
Ibrahimovic returns after he missed the games with Roma and Sampdoria due to a muscular problem, but Adriano goes on the bench.
Genoa field an all-attack line-up with Giuseppe Sculli and Bosko Jankovic supporting top scorer Diego Milito.
Coach Gian Piero Gasperini has preferred to go with these players rather than the more defensive option Giandomenico Mesto.
Check back on the Football Italia website for half-time and full reports along with extensive post-match comments and video highlights.
Genoa: 83 Rubinho; 25 Biava, 13 Ferrari, 26 Bocchetti; 7 Rossi, 28 Juric, 88 Thiago Motta, 4 Criscito; 14 Sculli, 22 Milito, 17 Jankovic
Genoa bench: 73 Scarpi, 23 Modesto, 15 Papastathopoulos, 77 Milanetto, 10 Palladino, 11 Olivera, 20 Mesto
Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 16 Burdisso, 23 Materazzi, 39 Santon; 4 Zanetti, 19 Cambiasso, 5 Stankovic; 7 Figo; 8 Ibrahimovic, 45 Balotelli
Inter bench: 1 Toldo, 2 Cordoba, 11 Jimenez, 20 Muntari, 33 Mancini, 10 Adriano, 18 Crespo
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