Inter must rely on Romelu Lukaku and Marcelo Brozovic as they try to recapture second place and end a remarkable run of seven consecutive victories for on-form Fiorentina.

It kicks off at San Siro at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Juventus-Verona on the LIVEBLOG.

The Nerazzurri are still fuming after their contentious 1-0 home defeat to Juve before the break for international duty and now prepare for a packed April that includes the Coppa Italia semi-finals and Champions League quarter-finals.

Hakan Calhanoglu, Milan Skriniar and Federico Dimarco are out of action, with Danilo D’Ambrosio suspended following his red card after the final whistle against Juventus for a row with Leandro Paredes.

Lukaku scored four goals in two games for Belgium during the break, a hat-trick against Sweden and a strike in the 3-2 friendly win over Germany.

With so many games coming up, Lautaro Martinez is rested in favour of Joaquin Correa.

Fiorentina have won their last seven consecutive matches in all competition and they too will be busy, going into the Coppa Italia semi-final with Cremonese and Conference League quarter-final against Lech Poznan.

Luka Jovic and Alfred Duncan are out, with Salvatore Sirigu sidelined until the end of the season with a torn Achilles tendon.

Like Lautaro Martinez, Nico Gonzalez is rested after the flight back from Argentina, but Giacomo Bonaventura returns to support Arthur Cabral.

The Viola have not beaten Inter since a 5-4 thriller in Florence in April 2017, followed by five draws and eight defeats in all competition.

When they met back in October, it was an epic 4-3 victory for the Nerazzurri, decided by Henrikh Mkhitaryan deep into stoppages.

The last time Fiorentina won at San Siro against Inter was 4-1 in September 2015.

Inter: Onana; Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Mkhitaryan, Gosens; Lukaku, Correa

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Dodo, Martinez Quarta, Igor, Biraghi; Castrovilli, Mandragora; Ikoné, Bonaventura, Saponara; Cabral

Player statistic

2nd half
    53' Goal Giacomo Bonaventura
    58' Yellow card Gaetano Castrovilli
    76' Yellow card Jonathan Ikoné
Marcelo Brozovic Yellow card 77'    
    79' Yellow card Sofyan Amrabat
Francesco Acerbi Yellow card 90+4'    

Match statistic

59
Possession %
41
16
Total shots
19
3
Shots on target
3
7
Shots off target
9
6
Blocked shots
7
10
Corners
8
4
Offsides
0
8
Fouls
7
Inter
Fiorentina

Starting lineups

24
Goalkeeper
95
63'
2
Defender
15
Defender
36
Defender
22
Midfielder
78'
77
Midfielder
78'
23
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
63'
11
Attacker
63'
90
Attacker
1
Goalkeeper
3
2
Defender
98
Defender
28
46'
10
Midfielder
66'
5
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
66'
38
Midfielder
76'
9
Attacker
11
Attacker
76'

Substitutes

1
Goalkeeper
5
Midfielder
21
Goalkeeper
46
Defender
45
Midfielder
12
Defender
63'
6
Defender
63'
10
63'
14
Midfielder
78'
9
Attacker
78'
22
23
Defender
15
Defender
31
Goalkeeper
42
Midfielder
77
Attacker
99
51
Goalkeeper
4
46'
33
Attacker
66'
34
Midfielder
66'
16
Defender
76'
72
Midfielder
76'

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