Siena vs Inter Milan preview - Zarate wants winning run

Posted Sunday, November 27, 2011 by PA

Inter Milan believe they need to go on a long winning streak to have any chance of joining the Serie A title race.

Inter are safely through to the next round of the Champions League after Tuesday's 1-1 draw at Trabzonspor and the players' full concentration is now on the league, starting with Sunday's game at Siena.

"The result in Turkey allows us to keep our minds off the Champions League for a while considering we are through to the next round as top of our group," Inter Milan striker Mauro Zarate told the club's website.

"Now we can think about the domestic front and we will do so taking one game at a time. We face a difficult game at Siena and we must win.

"We have to have good performances and win five or six games in a row to start climbing up in the standings. I'm confident we can do it."

Last weekend's 2-1 victory over Cagliari lifted Inter to 16th place, 11 points behind league leaders Juventus.

Inter coach Claudio Ranieri is still without the services of Sulley Muntari, Diego Forlan, Maicon and Wesley Sneijder.

Siena go into Sunday's encounter at the Artemio Franchi stadium in buoyant mood after progressing to the last 16 of the Coppa Italia with a 2-1 midweek triumph over Cagliari.

That result followed their 2-2 draw against Atalanta in Serie A, which lifted them to 11th place, three points above Inter.

Siena coach Giuseppe Sannino hopes his players can continue their recent performances and stun Inter this weekend.

The Tuscan outfit have lost just once at home this season and Sannino said: "My players are showing a fighting spirit and this is a positive sign.

"We will have to show the same character and determination against Inter that my players have displayed in recent games."