Inter ease into second place after their 1-0 defeat of San Siro visitors Cagliari Saturday. Houssine Kharja’s scored a controversial match deciding goal early in the 7′, originally credited to Andrea Ranocchia.

Nerazzurri are back in the Scudetto race with their midweek win over Fiorentina, but played today’s fixture short one Wesley Sneijder and one Lucio in anticipation of their approaching UEFA Champions League figure against Bayern Munich. The Macedonian international Goran Pandev made a rare start for Inter in their 4-2-3-1 line up.

Inter now must await the finish of Sunday’s matches to see if their 2 point difference with scudetto leaders AC Milan is all which separates them from grasping leadership reins of Italian Serie A.

For those closely watching this horse race, keep an eye on dark horse Napoli, who have been patiently waiting for a Rossoneri stumble, sitting a mere 3 points off the pace. Napoli have a home match against Catania on Sunday and I’m predicting home win, over 2.5 goals.

Walker