Inter host Cagliari in the Coppa Italia Round of 16 tonight with Rey Manaj given the chance to shine alongside Rodrigo Palacio.
It kicks off at San Siro at 20.00 GMT and is a one-off knockout tie, so it will be decided after 90 minutes, extra time or penalties.
The winning side will face Napoli or Verona in the quarter-finals.
Roberto Mancini’s men are flying away four points clear at the top of Serie A and have no European commitments to worry about, so the Coppa Italia is a firm target for the campaign.
Inter host Cagliari in the Coppa Italia Round of 16 tonight with Rey Manaj given the chance to shine alongside Rodrigo Palacio.
It kicks off at San Siro at 20.00 GMT and is a one-off knockout tie, so it will be decided after 90 minutes, extra time or penalties.
The winning side will face Napoli or Verona in the quarter-finals.
Roberto Mancini’s men are flying away four points clear at the top of Serie A and have no European commitments to worry about, so the Coppa Italia is a firm target for the campaign.
He rotates his squad to a degree, but retains star names like Geoffrey Kondogbia, Gary Medel, Marcelo Brozovic and with his second consecutive start Martin Montoya.
Albania international striker Manaj is given a chance to prove what he can do.
Cagliari are currently second in Serie B and pushing for promotion straight back into the top flight.
They can count on talented 19-year-olds Alberto Cerri and Andres Tello – both on loan from Juventus.
Inter: Carrizo; Montoya, Juan Jesus, Medel, D’Ambrosio; Nagatomo, Kondogbia, Brozovic, Biabiany; Manaj, Palacio
Inter bench: Handanovic, Dodo, Icardi, Jovetic, Telles, Guarin, Santon, Ljajic, Murillo, Gnoukouri, Perisic, Melo
Cagliari: Cragno; Pisacane, Benedetti, Krajnc, Murru; Deiola, Di Gennaro, Tello; João Pedro, Giannetti, Cerri
Cagliari bench: Colombo; Balzano, Barreca, Ceppitelli, Salamon; Colombatto, Fossati; Farias, Melchiorri, Sau