Preview: CSKA Moscow v Inter Milan

by setanta.com staff , 05 April 2010

Mario Balotelli is in the Inter Milan squad for Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg game with CSKA Moscow.


Mario Balotelli is in the Inter Milan squad for Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg game with CSKA Moscow.

The Nerazzurri travel to Russia for the early evening kick-off with a 1-0 lead from the first leg - that secured by Diego Milito's goal. Milito's fellow attacker will hope to play a role as they aim to complete the job, the youngster seemingly back in favour after scoring on his return to the side against Bologna at the weekend.

Prior to that win, Balotelli had been left out by coach Jose Mourinho for several games after an apparent falling out but it appears it is all hands to the pump as the Italian champions - who have already seen off Chelsea - look for a place in the last four.

Wesley Sneijder is also available to Mourinho after a slight ankle knock, while central defensive pair Lucio and Thiago Motta are also set to play and Samuel Eto'o should lead the attack.

The Russians will hope that the plastic pitch at the Luzhniki Stadium will cause Inter's stars some fresh problems but they are hampered themselves by the absence of star playmaker Milos Krasic.

Krasic and fellow midfielder Yevgeni Aldonin are both banned as the Russians look to follow up their shock elimination of Sevilla with another big upset.

Watch GAA games live on PPV
Pos
Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Juventus
38
23
15
0
48
84
2.
Milan
38
24
8
6
41
80
3.
Udinese
38
18
10
10
17
64
4.
Lazio
38
18
8
12
9
62
5.
Napoli
38
16
13
9
20
61
6.
Inter
38
17
7
14
3
58
7.
Roma
38
16
8
14
6
56
8.
Parma
38
15
11
12
1
56
9.
Bologna
38
13
12
13
-2
51
10.
Chievo
38
12
13
13
-10
49
11.
Catania
38
11
15
12
-5
48
12.
Atalanta
38
13
13
12
-2
46
13.
Fiorentina
38
11
13
14
-6
46
14.
Siena
38
11
11
16
0
44
15.
Cagliari
38
10
13
15
-9
43
16.
Palermo
38
11
10
17
-10
43
17.
Genoa
38
11
9
18
-19
42
18.
Lecce
38
8
12
18
-16
36
19.
Novara
38
7
11
20
-30
32
20.
Cesena
38
4
10
24
-36
22
Watch Online
Edit Web Part Contents