Inter are ready to go with a reserve-filled lineup in their Champions League debut versus Manchester City. The Nerazzurri have the Derby with Milan coming up. They have already dropped points in two matches in Serie A.
According to Sky, Lautaro Martinez, Benjamin Pavard, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are expected to begin on the bench. The coach appears to have made up his mind on those centerpieces. The main doubt is on the right wing between Matteo Darmian and Denzel Dumfries.
Nicolò Barella and Hakan Calhanoglu will be back in the XI after resting in Monza-Inter. Yann Aurel Bisseck will replace Pavard on the right-hand side of the defense. Piotr Zielinski should draw his first start moving to Milan in the midfield over Davide Frattesi, who got the call over the weekend.
Mehdi Taremi is the only option to replace Martinez. Marko Arnautovic is feverish and Joaquin Correa wasn’t inserted in the UEFA list despite staying put due to a lack of alternatives.
The Nerazzurri will be without Federico Dimarco, who’s nursing muscle fatigue. Tajon Buchanan has been rehabbing after a leg fracture in the last couple of months and needs a few more weeks to return.
Our Take on the Inter Lineup Against Manchester City
They have more competition in Serie A this season and, while it won’t look great if they lose badly in this one, Inzaghi is correct in focusing on league play for now. The new format is forgiving in the group stage. It’s more essential to make hay in easier fixtures than to measure up with the top contenders in the early going.
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