Take a look at the five things you need to know ahead of the weekend's 165th Derby d'Italia. Fifteen Inter players were called up to represent their countries over the past fortnight, but Serie A's youngest Capocannoniere in 38 years was not among them. Mauro Icardi celebrated his 22nd birthday by banging in 22 league goals last season, enough to finish joint-top of the scoring charts alongside Luca Toni and yet still not sufficient to persuade Argentina's coaches he was ready for an international recall.

He has played only once for the Albiceleste, making a brief cameo off the bench against…
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Samir Handanovic is set to commit his future to Inter Milan.

Samir Handanovic is set to commit his future to Inter Milan, convinced he can realise his dream of playing in the Champions League with the Serie A club.
Talks are at an advanced stage for the Slovenian goalkeeper to prolong his stay in Milan beyond next summer, with Il Corriere dello Sport suggesting he will earn €2.5 million per annum from the new deal.
The 31-year-old was being linked with Manchester…
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Stevan Jovetic says he is the man Inter Milan can count on.
Stevan Jovetic says he is the man Inter Milan can count on to help them beat Juventus in this weekend's big match in Serie A.
The Nerazzurri can move 11 points clear of their arch rivals with victory at the San Siro on Sunday night and the Montenegrin is desperate to celebrate his first win over the Old Lady in a competitive fixture and take an important — but not decisive — step further away from their…
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Inter will need a big performance from Geoffrey Kondogbia against Juventus on Sunday.

As the corner looped out to the edge of the box, Maicon controlled the ball on his right knee, dinked it over the onrushing Amauri, took one more touch on the same knee and then blasted the ball past Gianluigi Buffon from 20 yards out. Inter fans will remember this day and not just because of this goal. They will identify April 2010 as the last time that they beat Juventus at home (2-0 on that day). Five-and-a-half years later the two will face off in the Derby d'Italia on Sunday night, and Inter's…
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Inter manager Roberto Mancini has gambled in creating an Inter side that places a premium on athleticism over technique and pressing.
Twelve years ago I sat in the bowels of a newly built, half-empty stadium in Qatar and enjoyed a long chat with a rather depressed Pep Guardiola. He was still just 32 years-old and playing for a team called Al Ahly.
Reflecting on how Johan Cruyff had handed him the keys to Barcelona's Dream Team more than a decade earlier he said: "Football was different back then. If I were a 20-year old at Barcelona today, I would never make it as a professional. At best I'd be playing in the third division. I…
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From Juventus' second Serie A win this season, to Fiorentina's historic run, here's five things you didn't know about the weekend's Serie A action.

Ivan Perisic helped Inter remain second in Serie A with a game-drawing goal vs. Sampdoria.
Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini claimed his team had earned an acceptable 1-1 draw against a good Sampdoria team. By the end of play on Sunday night, Inter sat in second place in the Serie A table, only two points behind leaders Fiorentina. While it is true that the start of the season has witnessed the Nerazzurri pick up enough points hold a healthy position in the standings, it has also highlighted the fact that there is still much work to do.
Inter vice-president, Javier Zanetti, eluded to…
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Massimo Ferrero was not happy with the result.
Sampdoria president Massimo Ferrero said Inter Milan had committed an "armed robbery" on his side by snatching a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday.
The Blucerchiati squandered an opportunity to move fifth in Serie A by conceding a late equaliser to Ivan Perisic, at a time Ferrero believes his side should have already gone into double figures against the Nerazzurri.
"It's an armed robbery," Ferrero told Mediaset television. "[Inter coach Roberto Mancini] can say what he wants, but I…
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Ivan Perisic struck a 76th-minute equaliser to end Sampdoria's perfect run at the Luigi Ferraris stadium and earn Inter Milan a 1-1 draw on Sunday.Samp looked to be heading for their fourth straight win in Genoa after Luis Muriel put them ahead six minutes after the restart.However, Inter pulled level when Perisic tapped in Mauro Icardi's pass for his first Serie A goal to earn his side a valuable point.Inter saw their perfect start to the season end last week in a 4-1 home defeat to Fiorentina.Samp…
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Roberto Mancini, right, hopes to get back Inter back on track after losing to Fiorentina.
No one can blame Inter for wanting to get back on the pitch as quickly as possible and move past what was a crazy match at the San Siro in a 4-1 loss to Fiorentina. The defeat ended their five-game winning streak to start the season but the team remains resolute.
With a trip to Sampdoria ahead this weekend, the Nerazzurri are focused in continuing their form prior to the Fiorentina match. The plan is to hit back harder and put last week's result down as an anomaly rather than the norm.
Mistakes…
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Gab Marcotti of ESPN FC discusses Inter and AC Milan's poor performances, stating that AC Milan are the worse of the two thus far. Inter Milan president Erick Thohir has denied his club are set to announce a €90 million loss for the last year, while laying out plans to modernise the San Siro and make it the Nerazzurri's own stadium.
The Indonesian investor, who was in Milan this month for a series of meetings with Inter's managerial staff, rejected the claims over the club's finances that had appeared in the Italian media, telling Sky: "It's not true.
"I've seen these reports and I don't understand where that figure has…
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