Inter can be crowned Winter Champions with a win today, but welcome impressive Sassuolo to San Siro in our early kick-off.

It begins at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview.

Or follow the action as it happens and give your views on our LIVEBLOG.

Inter can be crowned Winter Champions with a win today, but welcome impressive Sassuolo to San Siro in our early kick-off.

It begins at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview.

Or follow the action as it happens and give your views on our LIVEBLOG.

The Nerazzurri will be Winter Champions with a victory, as they are currently one point clear at the top of the table and this weekend marks the midway point in the season.

Felipe Melo continues his three-match ban for kicking Lucas Biglia in the neck, while Fredy Guarin is on the bench after coming down with flu symptoms.

Roberto Mancini reshuffles his pack yet again with Mauro Icardi supported by Ivan Perisic and Adem Ljajic in a 4-3-3 system that mirrors Sassuolo.

Marcelo Brozovic gets a rare nod in the midfield trio with Yuto Nagatomo preferred to Alex Telles at left-back.

Remarkably, after 18 different line-ups this season, Inter are unchanged from the side that beat Empoli 1-0 on Wednesday.

Sassuolo are unbeaten in four rounds, but three of them were draws, including Wednesday’s fiery 2-2 with Frosinone.

Lorenzo Pellegrini is suspended with Emanuele Terranova injured, while Sergio Floccari is frozen out pending a probable transfer to Bologna.

That means Domenico Berardi leads the trident with Nicola Sansone and Diego Falcinelli, despite reports Crystal Palace scouts are expected in the crowd to view Gregoire Defrel.

Falcinelli had a brief spell early on in the Inter youth academy and scored his debut Serie A goal against Frosinone on Wednesday.

Inter: Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Miranda, Murillo, Nagatomo; Brozovic, Medel, Kondogbia; Perisic, Icardi, Ljajic

Inter bench: Carrizo, Juan Jesus, Palacio, Jovetic, Biabiany, Telles, Guarin, Montoya, Santon, Ranocchia, Gnoukouri, Manaj

Sassuolo: Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Peluso; Missiroli, Magnanelli, Duncan; Berardi, Falcinelli, Sansone

Sassuolo bench: Pomini, Pegolo, Longhi, Antei, Biondini, Laribi, Politano, Ariaudo, Fontanesi, Gazzola, Floro Flores, Defrel

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