Serie A pressure grows on goal-shy Inter Milan

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ROME (AFP) – Third-placed Inter Milan are under pressure to react to rivals AC Milan and Lazio's early season surges as they travel to Genoa on Friday.

The reigning champions sit four points off leaders Lazio and two behind their city rivals following last weekend's disappointing 1-1 home draw with Sampdoria.

And now they face the potentially tricky trip to the oldest club in the country knowing that anything other than a victory could see them lose more ground in the title race.

Milan's impressive, if somewhat fortuitous 2-1 victory at Napoli on Monday night has given them an unexpected advantage over their fiercest rivals.

And with Lazio's stunning start to the campaign showing no signs of abating, Inter are under pressure to keep pace, particularly given that their forthcoming participation in the Club World Cup in December will see them potentially lose more ground as their league fixtures at that time will be postponed.

There is some good news for Rafael Benitez's side as hot-shot Diego Milito, Nelson Rivas and Mancini all returned to training this week following injuries.

There's no guarantee any of them will be available against Genoa and only Milito is likely to be in the match-day squad let alone the first XI.
 
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