Inter rely on Mauro Icardi and Rafinha as they march on the Champions League places, but host a desperate Hellas Verona.
It kicks off at San Siro at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT).
Inter rely on Mauro Icardi and Rafinha as they march on the Champions League places, but host a desperate Hellas Verona.
It kicks off at San Siro at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT).
Luciano Spalletti’s Nerazzurri are rediscovering their form after a dismal run of results and with it the chance of qualifying for the Champions League.
It’s a tight battle up there with Roma, Lazio and even Milan, so nothing can be taken for granted.
They are unbeaten in three rounds, including a draw with Scudetto-chasing Napoli and 5-0 demolition of Sampdoria at Marassi.
Icardi broke his goal drought in style during that trip to his old hunting ground, scoring five and becoming one of the youngest to ever reach 100 Serie A goals.
The new 4-2-3-1 system is paying dividends, with Antonio Candreva, Rafinha and Ivan Perisic fanning out behind the Argentine hitman.
Borja Valero is dropped again in favour of Roberto Gagliardini and Marcelo Brozovic in a more rugged midfield.
Momentum could be key going into Wednesday’s rescheduled Milan Derby.
Hellas Verona sit in penultimate place and already three points adrift of the safety zone, but there are seven teams crammed in an eight-point radius, so anything is still possible.
Fabio Pecchia’s side had notched up two wins on the bounce against Torino and local rivals Chievo, but their confidence took a serious knock with the 5-0 home defeat to Atalanta before the break for international duty.
Moise Kean – on loan from Juventus – is still out injured, with Alessio Cerci and Thomas Heurtaux not fully fit either.
Striker Ryder Matos also pulled out this morning after coming down with flu symptoms.
Romulo, Mohamed Fares and Rolando Aarons try to provide a spark.
Hellas have never beaten Inter at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, managing just 11 draws and 16 defeats here, during which they scored only nine goals.
Inter: Handanovic; Cancelo, Skriniar, Miranda, D’Ambrosio; Gagliardini, Brozovic; Candreva, Rafinha, Perisic; Icardi
Verona: Nicolas; Ferrari, Caracciolo, Vukovic, Souprayen; Romulo, Calvano, Buchel, Fares; Aarons; Petkovic
Ref: Rocchi