Inter absolutely must beat Sassuolo to keep their Champions League ambitions alive ahead of the final showdown with Lazio.
It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).
Follow the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Benevento-Genoa on the LIVEBLOG.
Inter absolutely must beat Sassuolo to keep their Champions League ambitions alive ahead of the final showdown with Lazio.
It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).
Follow the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Benevento-Genoa on the LIVEBLOG.
The Nerazzurri are two points behind Lazio and fourth place, so need to keep the pressure on going into next weekend’s end of season head-to-head at the Stadio Olimpico.
Luciano Spalletti is still without injured Roberto Gagliardini, while Joao Miranda is not risked from the start following an injury.
Andrea Ranocchia again is given the keys to central defence after his goal in a 4-0 win over Udinese last week, but Danilo D’Ambrosio and Matias Vecino return from suspension, getting the nod ahead of Borja Valero in midfield.
Antonio Candreva, Rafinha and Ivan Perisic fan out behind Mauro Icardi, who is just one goal behind Ciro Immobile in the Capocannoniere charts.
Icardi also has 99 Serie A goals in an Inter jersey and can become the eighth player in history to reach a Century at this club.
Sassuolo mathematically secured their Serie A safety last week with a victory over Sampdoria, decided by on-form Matteo Politano, their third 1-0 win in the last four rounds.
Federico Peluso is suspended with Edoardo Goldaniga and Pol Lirola injured, so Coach Beppe Iachini is short-staffed in defence, bringing in Cristiano Dell’Orco.
Domenico Berardi is a self-confessed Inter supporter and has been linked with a move to San Siro several times, as well as to their rivals Milan, but this has been his worst season in Serie A due to injuries, poor confidence and a bad attitude.
These two sides have never shared the spoils in the top flight, as Sassuolo won five meetings and Inter four.
The Neroverdi surprisingly won their last two trips to San Siro, while Inter’s most recent home fixture was a controversial 3-2 defeat to Juventus.
Inter: Handanovic; Cancelo, Skriniar, Ranocchia, D’Ambrosio; Vecino, Brozovic; Candreva, Rafinha, Perisic; Icardi
Inter bench: Padelli, Berni, Lisandro Lopez, Gagliardini, Karamoh, Borja Valero, Santon, Eder, Miranda, Dalbert, Pinamonti
Sassuolo: Consigli; Lemos, Acerbi, Dell’Orco; Adjapong, Missiroli, Magnanelli, Duncan, Rogerio; Berardi, Politano
Sassuolo bench: Marson, Pegolo, Mazzitelli, Biondini, Matri, Pierini, Frattesi, Cassata, Babacar, Ferrini, Letschert, Ragusa