Inter hope Alexis Sanchez, Lautaro Martinez and Christian Eriksen can provide the firepower to help them cut the gap to six points behind league leaders Juventus against SPAL tonight.

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The home side have been through a difficult season and the pressure mounts on new coach Luigi Di Biagio, who has only won once since replacing Leonardo Semplici at the Paolo Mazza.

Inter hope Alexis Sanchez, Lautaro Martinez and Christian Eriksen can provide the firepower to help them cut the gap to six points behind league leaders Juventus against SPAL tonight.

Follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

The home side have been through a difficult season and the pressure mounts on new coach Luigi Di Biagio, who has only won once since replacing Leonardo Semplici at the Paolo Mazza.

The hosts will play a traditional 4-4-2, but the coach must cope without Ervin Zukanovic, Mattia Valoti, Mohamed Fares and goalkeeper Etrit Berisha.

Croatian Karlo Letica will continue in goal. Jacopo Sala, Francesco Vicari, Kevin Bonifazi and Arkadiusz Reca confirmed in the back four, whilst Marco D’Alessandro will take place in the middle, with Mirko Valdifiori and Bryan Dabo.

Alberto Cerri and Andrea Petagna form the attacking duo from the start against the Nerazzurri tonight.

Antonio Conte will continue with his usual 3-4-1-2, but Diego Godin is not available due to suspension. The list of absentees includes Romelu Lukaku, Nicolò Barella, Matias Vecino and Stefano Sensi.

Milan Skriniar will be back in defence, whilst Stefan de Vrij gets some needed rest tonight. Andrea Ranocchia has taken his place on the pitch.

Antonio Candreva and Cristiano Biraghi are ready on the wings, with Marcelo Brozovic and Roberto Gagliardini in the middle. Christian Eriksen gets a chance to shine behind Lautaro Martinez and Alexis Sanchez, as the Dane was dropped last time out.

SPAL (4-4-2): Letica; Sala, Vicari, Bonifazi, Reca; Murgia, Valdifiori, Dabo, Strefezza; Cerri, Petagna

Inter (3-5-1-2): Handanovic; Skriniar, Ranocchia, Bastoni; Candreva, Brozovic, Gagliardini, Biraghi; Eriksen; Alexis Sanchez, Lautaro Martinez

Referee: Giua

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