Inter Milan vs. Roma: Kick-Off time, Preview, Prediction, Available Players, Team News, Missing Players, Lineups
On Saturday, two of Serie A's top teams meet at San Siro, with champions Inter Milan looking to take a step closer to defending the Scudetto by defeating resurgent Roma.
Though Inter, who reached the Coppa Italia final with a Milan Derby win in midweek, would return to the top with a fifth consecutive victory, the Giallorossi kept their unbeaten run going with a late equalizer at Napoli last time out and are sprinting towards the finish line. Team Updates Inter coach Simone Inzaghi said only veteran midfielder Arturo Vidal was an injury concern on Saturday, as Alessandro Bastoni has been cleared to play after being forced off against Milan in midweek.
Lautaro Martinez will keep his place in the starting lineup now that he has found some goal-scoring form. However, after being replaced up front by compatriot Joaquin Correa for the Derby, Argentina's striker should now resume his partnership with Edin Dzeko.
The former Roma forward, who scored the second goal in Inter's 3-0 win over Roma in the reverse fixture, appeared in 199 Serie A games for the visitors, scoring 85 times. He has since increased his tally in the Italian top flight to 98 goals, and if he can bag a brace against his former club, he will become the 90th different player to reach a century.
Meanwhile, Roma's increasingly productive front line will be without one of its key players this weekend, as Nicolo Zaniolo is suspended for one match for accumulating bookings.
As a result, Henrikh Mkhitaryan could replace captain Lorenzo Pellegrini behind top scorer Tammy Abraham, the Giallorossi line's leader.
Daniel Fuzato, the reserve goalkeeper, is out due to a suspension stemming from his sending-off as a substitute in Naples, and competition for the left wing-back position is fierce.
With Euro 2020 star Leonardo Spinazzola recently returning to the bench and Matias Vina also available, young Nicola Zalewski has been a revelation on that flank of late, but Stephan El Shaarawy muddied the waters last time out by scoring at Stadio Maradona. The versatile ex-Milan player has previously scored three goals against Inter in Serie A, all at San Siro.
POSSIBLE LINEUP
INTER MILAN
Handanovic, De Vrij, Skriniar, and Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, and Perisic; Martinez and Dzeko
Patrick; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Karsdorp, Cristante, Oliveira, Zalewski; Pellegrini, Mkhitaryan, and Abraham are possible Roma starting lineups.
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