Inter go with Fredy Guarin, Hernanes and Mauro Icardi as they welcome champions of Azerbaijan Qarabag.

Inter go with Fredy Guarin, Hernanes and Mauro Icardi as they welcome champions of Azerbaijan Qarabag.

It kicks off at 20.05 UK time (19.05 GMT) at San Siro and follows on from the Nerazzurri’s 1-0 victory away to Dnipro.

However, Walter Mazzarri is under pressure to deliver a resounding success and performance after a shock 4-1 home defeat to Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday.

Mateo Kovacic, Jonathan, Dodo and Hugo Campagnaro miss out, while Nemanja Vidic and Rodrigo Palacio are among those rested.

Guarin and Hernanes provide support for lone centre-forward Icardi, while Yuto Nagatomo starts following his red card against Cagliari.

Samir Handanovic is rested in goal in favour of Juan Pablo Carrizo.

Qarabag have drawn their last three European matches, having held Saint-Etienne 0-0 in matchday one.

The Azerbaijan champions must do without midfielders Chumbinho and Danilo Dias.

Inter: Carrizo; Andreolli, Ranocchia, Juan Jesus; D’Ambrosio, Hernanes, M’Vila, Kuzmanovic, Nagatomo; Guarin; Icardi
Inter bench: Handanovic, Vidic, Mbaye, Medel, Obi, Palacio, Osvaldo

Qarabag: Sehic; Gurbanov, Teli, Guseynov, Agolli; Qarayev, Yusifov; Muarem, Richard Almeida, George; Reynaldo
Qarabag bench: Veliyev, R F Sadygov, S Aliyev, Ahmadov, Nadirov, Taghiyev, Alaskarov

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