Arsenal loanee Lukas Podolski has been handed his first start for Inter Milan for today's Serie A clash at home to Genoa.

The Germany internatonal is among four changes for the Nerazzuri following Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Juventus as Nemanja Vidic, Marco Andreolli and Rodrigo Palacio all return.

Meanwhile, January signing from Bayern Munich Xherdan Shaqiri will begin on the bench for Inter.

Diego Perotti and Facundo Roncaglia are both suspended for the visitors, while Giovanni Marchese misses out through injury. Alessandro Matri and Nicolas Burdisso both start against their former club.

Inter: Handanovic; Campagnaro, Vidic, Andreolli, D'Ambrosio; Medel, Guarin; Palacio, Hernanes, Podolski; Icardi
Subs: Carrizo, Berni, Kuzmanovic, Obi, Dodo, Mbaye, Puscas, Krhin, Donkor, M'Vila, Shaqiri

Genoa: Perin; Izzo, Burdisso, De Maio; Edenilson, Rincon, Bertolacci, Antonelli; Iago Falque, Matri, Lestienne
Subs: Lamanna, Prisco, Antonini, Fetfatzidis, Tino Costa, Kucka, Mandragora, Sturaro, Rosi

Written by
Jack Prescott