Romelu Lukaku starts with Stephan El Shaarawy for Roma as he faces his former teammates and fans in a fiery atmosphere, including Lautaro Martinez and Hakan Calhanoglu.

It kicks off at San Siro at 17.00 GMT.

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

Inevitably, the match is overshadowed by the fact it is the first time Lukaku has returned to this stadium since his ugly separation from the Nerazzurri over the summer.

While Inter were negotiating a permanent deal with Chelsea after his loan spell, it emerged the Belgian was also talking to bitter rivals Juventus, then he refused to take calls from the club directors or his teammates.

Now on loan at Roma, Lukaku has eight goals in just 10 games between Serie A and the Europa League.

Ultras had planned to hand out 30,000 whistles to make the noise deafening whenever Lukaku touched the ball, but this was banned by authorities for disrupting the ability to hear the referee.

Despite that, the Curva Nord have still distributed the whistles with their fanzines.

Paulo Dybala, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Renato Sanches, Leonardo Spinazzola, Chris Smalling, Tammy Abraham and Marash Kumbulla did not make the trip, while Jose Mourinho is suspended.

El Shaarawy supports Lukaku, while Diego Llorente’s presence means Bryan Cristante can go back to his midfield role.

Inter rested Nicolò Barella, Marcus Thuram, Federico Dimarco and Francesco Acerbi in the Champions League win over RB Salzburg midweek, but they all return here with Capocannoniere Lautaro Martinez.

Only Juan Cuadrado and Marko Arnautovic remain unavailable.

Inter: Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Lautaro Martinez, Thuram

Roma: Rui Patricio; Mancini, Llorente, Ndicka; Kristensen, Cristante, Paredes, Bove, Zalewski; Lukaku, El Shaarawy

Player statistic

1st half
    14' Yellow card Gianluca Mancini
Benjamin Pavard Yellow card 33'    
2nd half
    47' Yellow card Evan Ndicka
    50' Yellow card Leandro Paredes
Hakan Calhanoglu Yellow card 56'    
Alessandro Bastoni Yellow card 64'    
    68' Yellow card Bryan Cristante
Marcus Thuram
(Assist: Federico Dimarco)
Goal 81'    

Match statistic

63
Possession %
37
19
Total shots
3
3
Shots on target
1
9
Shots off target
1
7
Blocked shots
1
8
Corners
0
1
Offsides
1
14
Fouls
9
Inter
Roma

Starting lineups

1
Goalkeeper
95
28
Defender
46'
32
Defender
83'
15
Defender
2
Midfielder
85'
20
Midfielder
75'
22
Midfielder
75'
23
Midfielder
10
9
Attacker
1
Goalkeeper
14
Defender
5
Defender
23
Defender
43
4
Midfielder
52
Midfielder
84'
16
Midfielder
89'
59
Midfielder
75'
90
Attacker
92
84'

Substitutes

77
Goalkeeper
5
Midfielder
70
Attacker
42
Midfielder
14
Midfielder
12
Goalkeeper
31
Defender
36
Defender
46'
21
Midfielder
75'
16
Midfielder
75'
30
Midfielder
83'
6
Defender
85'
2
Defender
63
Goalkeeper
99
Goalkeeper
64
Attacker
61
Midfielder
60
Midfielder
68
67
Attacker
19
Defender
75'
11
Attacker
84'
22
Midfielder
84'
17
Attacker
89'

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