Romelu Lukaku is only fit for the bench, so Alexis Sanchez partners Lautaro Martinez as Inter seek a ninth straight win against Keita Balde Diao’s Sampdoria.
It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, you can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s 10 Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
Romelu Lukaku is only fit for the bench, so Alexis Sanchez partners Lautaro Martinez as Inter seek a ninth straight win against Keita Balde Diao’s Sampdoria.
It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, you can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s 10 Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
The Nerazzurri need a victory to go top of the table ahead of tonight’s Milan–Juventus showdown at San Siro and it would be their ninth Serie A success on the bounce.
Top scorer Lukaku is only fit for the bench due to a muscular problem he sustained in the 6-2 mauling of Crotone, so Alexis Sanchez is chosen to partner Sunday’s hat-trick hero Lautaro Martinez.
Matias Vecino and Andrea Pinamonti are still on the treatment table, but Roberto Gagliardini returns to the midfield for disappointing Arturo Vidal.
Sampdoria must do without suspended Albin Ekdal, while Manolo Gabbiadini and Alex Ferrari are injured.
Keita Balde Diao is back after his ban and gets his first start in the Blucerchiati jersey, supported by Mikkel Damsgaard rather than Fabio Quagliarella.
It’s a special game for several ex-Inter men, none more so than winger Antonio Candreva, while Adrien Silva steps in for Ekdal.
Inter have won each of their last six Serie A meetings with Sampdoria, home and away.
Sampdoria: Audero; Yoshida, Tonelli, O Colley, Augello; Candreva, Thorsby, Silva, Jankto; Damsgaard; Keita
Inter: Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni; Hakimi, Barella, Brozovic, Gagliardini, Young; Alexis Sanchez, Lautaro Martinez
Ref: Valeri