SATURDAY's prestige friendly against Inter Milan in Reggio Emilia - the home of Reggiana - is the final game of Wanderers' three-match Italian trip.
Allardyce, who has his entire squad available apart from Stig Tofting and Dean Holdsworth, has named a strong starting line-up - even without World Cup stars Youri Djorkaeff and Jay Jay Okocha, who are expected to be among a number of second half substitutes.
With two wins - 13-0 against a Bormio Representative Xl and 2-1 against the Bulgarian UEFA Cup entrants Litex Lovech - the manager has already hailed the Italian trip a success, chiefly because of facilities and the benefits of altitude training. He knows the Inter game will present a tougher test for his players and will hope to see a positive response but without any casualties.
"Having only two injuries at this stage of pre-season is amazing," he admitted. "Then again, I hadn't won a pre-season game in three years, so I'm a bit worried!"
Wanderers: Jaaskelainen, Bergsson, N'Gotty, Whitlow, Charlton, Mendy, Frandsen, Warhurst, Nolan, Gardner, Ricketts.
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