The Allianz Stadium forms the backdrop for this edition of the Derby d’Italia as Juventus and Inter Milan lock horns in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final on Tuesday night.
Juventus are currently in third place in the Serie A standings and have been impressive so far this season. The Bianconeri suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of Napoli in their previous game and will need to bounce back this week.
Inter Milan, on the other hand, are in sixth place in the league table at the moment and have not been at their best this season. The Nerazzurri eased past Empoli by a comfortable 3-0 margin over the weekend and will look to achieve a similar result in this fixture.
Inter Milan vs Juventus Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Juventus have a good historical record against Inter Milan and have won 116 out of the 262 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Inter Milan’s 81 victories.
- In the last 22 matches in the Serie A, Juventus have picked up 49 points – only Napoli have a better record in the league during this period.
- Inter Milan have won only two out of their last 10 matches in all competitions and have dropped 14 points in their last six games in the Serie A.
- Juventus are unbeaten in their last three matches against Inter Milan in all competitions and have managed to keep a clean sheet in two of these games.
- After a run of seven victories in eight matches in all competitions, Juventus are winless in their last three games and have lost both of their Serie A games during this period.
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Team News
While Romelu Lukaku will be able to build on a brilliant second half against Empoli, thanks to his second yellow card in Turin being cancelled out, Inter are unable to call upon Samir Handanovic this week due to his suspension.
First-choice goalkeeper Andre Onana will therefore provide the hosts’ last line of defence at San Siro, as Lukaku battles it out with Edin Dzeko to join Lautaro Martinez up front.
Simone Inzaghi freshened up his side at the weekend, but Nicolo Barella, Federico Dimarco and Alessandro Bastoni should all return from the start; only PSG-bound defender Milan Skriniar is certainly sidelined by injury, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s presence is in some doubt.
Juventus are similarly well-stocked ahead of their trip to the second city, though Moise Kean and Dusan Vlahovic may join the suspended Juan Cuadrado in missing out.
Max Allegri left himself the luxury of a star-studded bench at the weekend, but Federico Chiesa and Angel Di Maria could now be promoted to the visitors’ lineup, with maverick midfielder Paul Pogba a less likely selection.
As Juve’s cup keeper, Mattia Perin replaces Wojciech Szczesny again, having deputised for the Poland international during his recent absence due to a heart scare.
Inter Milan possible starting lineup:
Onana; Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Dimarco; Martinez, Lukaku
Juventus possible starting lineup:
Perin; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; De Sciglio, Miretti, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Di Maria; Milik
Prediction: Inter Milan 2-1 Juventus
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