Date: Wednesday 6th November, 2024
Time: 8:00 pm
Stadium Guiseppe Meazza
Referee Istvan Kovacs (Romania)
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Team News
Inter Milan
Inter suffered a defensive injury scare of their own in the showdown with Venezia, as Alessandro Bastoni had to be taken off with 20 minutes of normal time remaining, although the Italian is only said to have been suffering from cramps and ought to be fine for Wednesday.
As a result, Inzaghi's only absentee for the midweek blockbuster should be Carlos Augusto - the Brazilian left-back is expected to be out until after the international break due to a hamstring injury - although the effervescent Federico Dimarco is first choice on that side anyway.
Reuniting with the club he joined in an unsuccessful swap transfer with Alexis Sanchez, Henrikh Mkhitaryan runs the show in the Inter midfield, where Hakan Calhanoglu should also be reintroduced over Piotr Zielinski.
Inter Milan possible starting lineup:
Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Calhanoglu, Dimarco; Taremi, Martinez
Arsenal
Now in the final stages of his comeback from an ankle injury, Odegaard is said to be targeting a long-awaited return to action at San Siro, although Arteta was non-committal on his chances when asked in the wake of the Newcastle defeat.
The Gunners will definitely be missing Inter-linked defender Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), Kieran Tierney (hamstring) and Riccardo Calafiori (knee) for the trip to Milan, but Ben White and Gabriel Magalhaes both shook off their own concerns to feature at the weekend.
White was only considered for minutes off the bench but will surely be a candidate to start Tuesday's tie, as Arteta ditches the Thomas Partey right-back experiment and moves the Ghanaian back into midfield, potentially at Leandro Trossard's expense.
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber; Merino, Partey, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli
Prediction: Inter Milan 0-0 Arsenal
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