At San Siro, the derby d'Italia is being played: a crucial match in the race for the Scudetto and the Champions League spots. Inter, after 5 consecutive league victories, needs to respond to Milan's success, now 5 points behind and with a game in hand against Como.
Juventus under Spalletti wants to return to winning ways after the defeat in the Coppa Italia against Atalanta and the draw with Lazio, aiming to reach the levels shown in the 3-0 win against Napoli. A victory would put pressure on Roma, who are level on points and facing Napoli tomorrow night.
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🔥 Chiellini: "They're the strongest, we keep Serie A open. Koop..."
Giorgio Chiellini, Director of Football Strategy at Juventus, spoke to Sky Sport before the match against Inter:
“We hope to help keep this championship open so that others are happy too: but Inter has been the strongest team for many years now, and credit must be given to the club for building a strong team. Koopmeiners? He still needs to do what he showed at Atalanta, but we are happy.”
💥 Marotta: “Big match? No worries. Last year…”
Speaking to Sky Sport and DAZN, Beppe Marotta, president of Inter, commented before the match against Juve:
"We went directly for Chivu because we knew what he represented. Last year's experience helped us, and I hope it will serve us well. Today we are in everything and want to go all the way. Chivu is very attentive, using players with very smart rotation. Direct clashes? No worries. If we examine the defeats we've suffered in direct clashes, they are due to chance. We haven't been outplayed by anyone.”
✅ OFFICIAL lineups
INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, Akanji, Bastoni; Luis Henrique, Barella, Zielinski, Sucic, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro.
JUVENTUS (4-3-3): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly, Cambiaso; McKennie, Locatelli, Miretti; Conceiçao, David, Yildiz.
We remind you that Kephren Thuram was not called up due to a bone edema, Calhanoglu and Mkhitaryan start from the bench.
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