MILAN, ITALY - AUGUST 30: Simone Inzaghi, Head Coach of FC Internazionale, reacts during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Atalanta at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on August 30, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
MILAN, ITALY - AUGUST 30: Simone Inzaghi, Head Coach of FC Internazionale, reacts during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Atalanta at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on August 30, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Inter and Juventus meet in the Derby d’Italia with many absentees, as both Simone Inzaghi and Thiago Motta face an injury emergency which will keep players such as Hakan Calhanoglu and Teun Koopmeiners out of action.

It kicks off at 18:00 CET at the San Siro (17:00 GMT) in Milan.

Nerazzurri coach Inzaghi confirmed Kristjan Asllani is his first option to replace the Turkey international, but his fitness will be assessed today since he trained for the first time on Friday after returning from a slight injury.

Nicolò Barella and Henrikh Mkhitaryan will complete Inter’s midfield, while Benjamin Pavard and Matteo Darmian are reportedly favoured to get a start over Yann Bisseck and Denzel Dumfries.

Stefan De Vrij will replace the injured Francesco Acerbi, with Lautaro and Marcus Thuram returning to the Nerazzurri starting XI after their mid-week Champions League fixture at Young Boys.

TURIN, ITALY - OCTOBER 19: Thiago Motta, Head Coach of Juventus, watches on from the technical area during the Serie A match between Juventus and SS Lazio at on October 19, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
TURIN, ITALY – OCTOBER 19: Thiago Motta, Head Coach of Juventus, watches on from the technical area during the Serie A match between Juventus and SS Lazio at on October 19, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Juventus manager Thiago Motta has limited options in the middle of the park, where Manuel Locatelli and Weston McKennie should play as holding midfielders, with Nicolò Fagioli fielded in a more advanced role behind striker Dusan Vlahovic.

Kenan Yildiz could be dropped from the starting line-up to make room for Francisco Conceição as an offensive left winger, with Timothy Weah likely to play on the opposite flank.

Danilo is expected to play alongside Pierre Kalulu in the Bianconeri’s four-man defence, as 21-year-old Savona should be the right full-back.

Inter vs Juventus – where to watch on TV

The game will be broadcast live on OneFootball in the UK and Paramount+ in the USA. Fans in Australia and New Zealand can watch Inter-Juventus on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS CONNECT. Both DAZN and Sky Sport Italia will broadcast the San Siro big match in Italy.

Inter vs Juventus – probable line-ups

INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Zielinski, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez.

Juventus (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Savona, Danilo, Kalulu, Cambiaso; Locatelli, McKennie; Weah, Fagioli, Conceiçao; Vlahovic.

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