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Verdict: Total home goals over 2.5<\/strong><\/p>\n Best odds: 6\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n Bookmaker: Olympusbet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n After missing the chance to capitalize on another setback from their Scudetto rivals, Inter Milan will look to claim the top spot on Saturday evening as they host Genoa at San Siro.<\/p>\n Their defeat to Juventus in the Derby d\u2019Italia saw them relinquish their place at the Serie A summit, and now a former Inter player is determined to inflict further damage.<\/p>\n Suffering a 1-0 defeat to longtime rivals Juventus on Sunday night kept Inter two points behind Napoli with 13 rounds remaining, as the Italian title race enters a pivotal stage.<\/p>\n Despite controlling the first half in Turin, with both Denzel Dumfries and captain Lautaro Martinez missing opportunities, the Nerazzurri left empty-handed after Francisco Conceicao slotted past Yann Sommer in the 74th minute.<\/p>\n As a result, Inter have now lost two of their last three league matches\u2014matching their total defeats from the previous 54\u2014raising concerns over whether the reigning champions require a Manchester City-style overhaul this summer.<\/p>\n Until then, Simone Inzaghi\u2019s squad still have much at stake, including a Champions League last-16 clash next month, following a Coppa Italia quarter-final against Inzaghi\u2019s former club, Lazio.<\/p>\n First, Inter return to league action, aiming for three consecutive Serie A home wins for the first time this season\u2014and the first time since last March, when they won nine straight on their way to the title.<\/p>\n Against bottom-half teams this season, the Milanese side have secured 11 wins and two draws from 13 matches, while their record versus Genoa is even stronger.<\/p>\n Inter have won their last 10 league meetings with Genoa at San Siro by a combined score of 27-2, with their most recent home defeat in this fixture dating all the way back to 1994.<\/p>\n With two major fixtures ahead\u2014a Coppa Italia quarter-final and next week\u2019s potential title showdown against Napoli\u2014Simone Inzaghi may opt to rotate his squad, especially with a fully fit group at his disposal this weekend.<\/p>\n Returning forward Marcus Thuram is expected to reclaim a starting spot, pushing out-of-form striker Mehdi Taremi to the bench.<\/p>\n Thuram\u2019s strike partner Lautaro Martinez, has gone four league matches without a goal, despite scoring in four of the previous five. \u2018El Toro\u2019 has also played 481 minutes across seven Serie A appearances against Genoa without finding the net, and he\u2019ll be keen to sort that out as soon a possible.<\/p>\n Without a league victory over the Nerazzurri in 11 attempts, Genoa have at least managed three draws in their last four meetings\u2014including a 2-2 result at Marassi on this season\u2019s opening matchday, when Junior Messias struck a dramatic stoppage-time equalizer.<\/p>\n Revitalized under former Inter midfielder Patrick Vieira, the Grifone have steadily distanced themselves from the relegation battle after a sluggish start, with Monday\u2019s win over struggling Venezia securing maximum points.<\/p>\n Top scorer Andrea Pinamonti finally broke the deadlock with under 10 minutes left, before Maxwel Cornet netted his first goal in Rossoblu colors to seal the victory\u2014marking three straight Serie A home wins without conceding for the first time since 2010.<\/p>\n That triumph also lifted Vieira\u2019s side to 11th place, moving above Torino, and their next goal will be surpassing Udinese to break into the top half.<\/p>\n Since the Frenchman took charge, Genoa have recorded more clean sheets than any other Serie A team \u2013 seven in 13 games \u2013 but they now face their toughest challenge yet on Saturday.<\/p>\n Former Inter striker Andrea Pinamonti leads the visitors\u2019 attack, having claimed the most \u2018Player of the Match\u2019 awards (six) in Serie A this season\u2014the latest coming after his crucial goal on Monday night.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Vieira will be without Honest Ahanor (knee), Morten Thorsby (calf), Milan Badelj, and Vitinha (both muscular injuries), with the latter\u2019s absence potentially opening the door for either Maxwel Cornet or Caleb Ekuban to support Pinamonti in attack.<\/p>\n While Genoa have shown defensive discipline under their current manager, they have also struggled in attack, scoring the fewest first-half goals this season (five), whereas Inter have netted the most (27).<\/p>\n With last week\u2019s setback providing extra motivation, the hosts are likely to start fast before settling in and comfortably seeing out the match, possibly even adding to the visitors\u2019 woes along the way.<\/p>\n Verdict: Total home goals over 2.5<\/strong><\/p>\n Best odds: 6\/5<\/strong><\/p>\nInter Milan<\/h3>\n
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