Inter manager Simone Inzaghi will ring the changes to the starting lineup yet again when his team hosts Red Star Belgrade at the Giuseppe Meazza on the second matchday of the Champions League group stage.
The Nerazzurri have had their ups and downs in the first six rounds of Serie A, but they started their European campaign on a high note, earning a valuable draw against Premier League champions Manchester City away from home.
The Italian champions are now gunning for their maiden Champions League win of the season when they host their Serbian counterparts at San Siro, but Inzaghi feels so confident of achieving victory that he’s willing to drop several key players, including Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram.
According to Sky Sport via FcInterNews, the 48-year-old will make seven changes to the starting lineup that prevailed over Udinese on Saturday by three goals to two.
Yann Sommer will keep his place between the sticks, while Stefan de Vrij and Benjamin Pavard come in for Yann Bisseck and Francesco Acerbi. Meanwhile, Alessandro Bastoni should preserve his place on the left side of the three-man defense.
Inzaghi will also change personnel on the wings, dropping Matteo Darmian and Federico Dimarco for Denzel Dumfries and Carlos Augusto. Moreover, Piotr Zielinski will reportedly replace Davide Frattesi in the middle of the park, joining Hakan Calhanoglu and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Finally, Mehdi Taremi and Marko Arnautovic are tipped to start side-by-side for the first time in attack.
Inter Porbable XI (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Zielinski, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Taremi, Arnautovic.
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