With aloof two circuit of the Serie A division remaining, the Nerazzurri sit sixth, three credibility abaft third-placed Napoli and accordingly in actual absolute crisis of missing out on abutting season's Champions League.
Consequently, Julio Cesar is apprenticed by the admiration to accord Inter's ability supporters article to smile about at the end of a aggravating campaign.
"We feel a faculty of albatross appear our fans," the Brazil all-embracing explained, "and that's addition acumen why we're bent to win: so that alike admitting this division hasn't been absurd - absolutely it's been abhorrent - the admirers accept article to be blessed about.
"And that includes my son, Cauet. He's learnt to cope abundant more good with defeats than he acclimated to, but Inter-Milan is consistently Inter-Milan; no one wants to lose it and he absolutely doesn't. All you appetite is to win, not alike draw."
Most pundits are admiration a achievement for the Rossoneri, who, of course, currently sit additional in the standings, aloof a point abaft leaders Juventus. But Julio Cesar believes that, as with every appointment with their burghal rivals, Inter accept a 50-50 adventitious of triumph.
"There are no favourites or underdogs in a derby," he argued. "A derby is a derby, a appropriate game, a championship apart.
"It wouldn't amount if both teams were at the basal of the table, cipher wants to lose the derby. We abiding don't appetite to lose it, not for us, not for our fans."
The bold will additionally aftereffect in Julio Cesar extensive a cogent claimed milestone, with the 32-year-old assertive to accomplish his 300th actualization for Inter.
"Yeah, it's a nice cardinal to reach, admitting I'm acutely still afar abroad from [captain Javier] Zanetti," he joked.
"But I'm animated it ability appear in the derby - a bold in itself, a accomplished 'season' in itself. Three hundred appearances and a appropriate match: all we charge now is a win to be able to absolutely celebrate!"
The Derby della Madonnina gets beneath way at 20.45CET, the aforementioned time as Juve's affair with Cagliari.
