Date: Tuesday 26th November, 2024
Time: 8:00 pm
Stadium Giuseppe Meazza
Referee Joao Pinheiro (Portugal)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Inter Milan
Simone Inzaghi does have a few worries about the availability of three key players: Lautaro Martinez, Francesco Acerbi, and midfield general Hakan Calhanoglu. The latter sustained a thigh injury while on Turkey duty and missed the weekend’s match against Verona.
Acerbi went off early in that game at the weekend and is highly unlikely to return for the Leipzig encounter, given the limited time between those two clashes. As for the skipper, he did return late from his Argentina commitments and has since been ill, which casts major doubts on his availability.
Inter Milan do not have any other problems with injuries or suspensions, meaning Inzaghi will have plenty of options to replace the trio if they are unavailable. Benjamin Pavard and Stefan de Vrij are in line to start, while Yann Bisseck could come in on the left-hand side to replace Alessandro Bastoni. The latter has had a load of minutes with Inter and the Italy national team so that a rest would be in order.
Kristjan Asllani replaced Calhanoglu at the weekend and might retain his place at the heart of Inter’s midfield, as Nicolo Barella and Piotr Zielinski feature on either side of the Albanian. With Martinez still in some doubt, Inzaghi might prefer to start Mehdi Taremi in the Argentine’s place and Marcus Thuram alongside the Iranian.
Probable Lineup (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, de Vrij, Bisseck; Dumfries, Barella, Asllani, Zielinski, Augusto; Thuram, Taremi
RB Leipzig
The potential absentee list ahead of this crucial UEFA Champions League encounter at San Siro will not help Marco Rose instil the confidence to get a good result. RB Leipzig are missing a host of key names ahead of this trip to take on Inter Milan.
Xavi Simons, David Raum, Xaver Schlager, Eljif Elmas, Yussuf Poulsen and El Chadialle Bitshiabu are all out of contention for this trip. Rose will go ahead with a variation of the 4-4-2 for this clash, which could see Castello Lukeba stationed in at right-back.
Lukas Klostermann and Willi Orban will play centrally, while Benjamin Henrichs will feature at left-back. Amadou Haidara and Arthur Vermeeren will hold the central midfield positions, while Christoph Baumgartner and Antonio Nusa play wide roles. Lois Openda and Benjamin Sesko are the best available forwards for Rose, as both are pencilled in for starts.
Probable Lineup (4-4-2): Gulacsi; Lukeba, Klostermann, Orban, Henrichs; Baumbartner, Haidara, Vermeeren, Nusa; Openda, Sesko
Prediction: Inter Milan 2-1 RB Leipzig
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