Mauro Icardi and Hernanes take on Francesco Totti and Gervinho in tonight’s intriguing Inter–Roma clash.
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These sides battled for the Scudetto and Coppa Italia in recent years, but it has been an increasingly disappointing campaign on both sides.
Mauro Icardi and Hernanes take on Francesco Totti and Gervinho in tonight’s intriguing Inter-Roma clash.
It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here to follow the action as it happens on our LIVEBLOG.
These sides battled for the Scudetto and Coppa Italia in recent years, but it has been an increasingly disappointing campaign on both sides.
Since 2005, these sides have met 20 times at San Siro in all competition with a grand total of 70 goals – an average of 3.5 per game.
The Nerazzurri have very little chance of qualifying for Europe and were held to a 0-0 draw by city rivals Milan last week.
Fredy Guarin and Marcelo Brozovic return from suspension, though the Colombian international is not 100 per cent fit.
Gary Medel is ruled out by a ban, joining the injured Dodo, Hugo Campagnaro and Jonathan.
This means impressive 18-year-old Assane Gnoukouri is given his second consecutive start, having made his full debut in the Derby della Madonnina.
Hernanes pulls the strings behind Rodrigo Palacio and top scorer Icardi.
Roma had the chance to recapture second place from Lazio last week, but were held to a home 1-1 draw by Atalanta, further infuriating the supporters.
Gervinho is finally fit again and returns to the starting XI with captain Totti and pacey Victor Ibarbo.
Miralem Pjanic is only in any condition for the bench, but Daniele De Rossi and Kostas Manolas are back from suspension.
Davide Astori sits out a ban in the back four.
Last season Roma emerged 3-0 winners at San Siro, but have enjoyed both success and astounding failure in this fixture.
In August 2006 Roma were 3-0 up in the Italian Super Cup after half an hour, but were pegged back to 3-3 and eventually lost 4-3 in extra time.
Inter: Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Ranocchia, Vidic, Juan Jesus; Guarin, Gnoukouri, Brozovic; Hernanes; Palacio, Icardi
Roma: De Sanctis; Florenzi, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas; Pjanic, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Ibarbo, Totti, Gervinho