Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has urged fans to stick with Inter Milan.
Defeat to Novara saw them fall six points behind third-placed Lazio and they could be overtaken in the standings by Roma this evening.
"A team who has won so much in recent years can experience a campaign when everything seems to go wrong," Mancini told Sky Sport Italia. "It's normal
"I am certain, however, that they can pick themselves up and battle for third place - even if sides such as Udinese, Lazio and Roma will also be in that fight."