Inter Milan will be hoping to extend their unbeaten run to seven matches when they play Sampdoria on Sunday.

Walter Mazzarri's side, who have moved to within two points of third-placed Napoli in the table, drew 1-1 at Bologna last time out.

Sampdoria ended a run of three consecutive defeats last weekend when they held Lazio to a 1-1 draw in Sinisa Mihajlovic's first match as manager.

Inter midfielder Yuto Nagatomo will miss out due to a muscle strain that he picked up against Bologna, so Alvaro Pereira is expected to deputise. Javier Zanetti could return to the side after recovering from an Achilles injury.

Mihajlovic could name the same Sampdoria team that drew with Lazio.

Recent form

Inter Milan: DWDWWD

Sampdoria: WWLLLD

Possible starting lineups

Inter Milan: Handanovic; Campagnaro, Rolando, Juan Jesus; Jonathan, Taider, Cambiasso, Alvarez, Pereira; Guarin; Palacio

Sampdoria: Da Costa; Palombo, Gastaldello, Costa, Mustafi; De Silvestri, Krsticic; Obiang, Wszolek, Gabbiadini; Pozzi

Sports Mole says: 2-1