Sence Cosmi has recorded two wins in the first two matches since he took over Livorno squad and it seems like the club board has made the right move by bringing in this expert. His predecessors were Gennaro Ruotolo and Vittorio Russo who lead this team together, but under their lead, Livorno didn’t record a single win in the first 8 matches, managing to only score 2 goals in total. In his first match, Cosmi lead his team to a victory at the most unexpected time and place, against Roma in Rome. After that win, another good play had followed as they won against Atalanta by 1:0 at home. Those 6 points has helped their team to get out from the bottom and are now just 1 point away from the port of salvation. It seems incredible that Cosmi didn’t lead any Serie A team after being fired from Udinese back in 2006. This coach with hot temper had success in almost all the clubs he worked at, and he gained his fame by leading Perugia from 2000-04. After the 2 wins, the pressure is far smaller and they’re entering the game with Inter full of confidence knowing they haven’t got anything to lose.
Playing good football
After an incredible match and a 5:3 win over Palermo, Inter has regained a 4-point advantage at the top of the standings. We’ve witnessed an amazing match at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium, where the neroazurri scored 4 first half goals, but conceded three just after 20 minutes of the second half, however, Diego Milito’s goal secured the hosts a win. This match also brought a lot of joy to Samuel Eto’o, who finally wrote his name into the scoring sheet after one month. Former Barcelona’s striker scored 2 goals, but the star of the evening was Mario Balotelli, who scored 2 and helped score 2 more in the first half. That is the second time this season Inter has scored 5 goals in one match, also being very efficient against Genoa before that, which proves that despite the loss of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, they’re still strong in the attack. After this away game, Inter will play their deciding match in the CL against Dinamo Kiev, and a win in that match is sticking out as an imperative after three group draws. It won’t be a surprise if Jose Mourinho decides to rest a few regulars before the key match in Ukraine.
A call for caution
Livorno will represent a tough nut to crack at this match and one should be very careful before writing down “an easy away win” here. The new coach has left a big mark on the players and we can expect them to be putting up huge resistance to the defending champs. Armando Picchi stadium isn’t a place where we’ve seen too many goals this season, with only 5 goals in that many rounds, which can be enough of a reason to once again attempt with a bet on the under.
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Prediction:
Tip: Under 2.25
Odd: 1.98
Bookie: Bet365
Stake: 6 /10
Tipster: Kather
