Inter-Juventus is a match of the twenty-third day of Serie A and is played on Sunday at 8:45 pm: odds, predictions, live TV, streaming.
The challenge between Inter and Juventus is in itself one of the most anticipated of the season. Let alone when the Nerazzurri and Bianconeri are fighting, as they are now, for the tricolor. A crucial, potentially (?) decisive match in the Scudetto race, which for now is circumscribed to just two teams (barring a comeback by Milan), is being staged at the San Siro. Simone Inzaghi’s men and Massimiliano Allegri’s men have been chasing each other for months now: like “guards and thieves,” the Livorno coach said in one of the last interviews, a metaphor that has made several noses twitch in the Nerazzurri environment.
Whichever way you look at it, it must be said that both are having a great championship. Inter boasts the best attack and at the same time the best defense (50 goals scored and only 10 conceded), while Juventus, a solid side, is countering blow after blow and enjoying wearing the comfortable role of the luxury outsider, given that there were only a few, at the beginning of the tournament, who thought that the Bianconeri – under reconstruction and coming off a troubled year – could immediately turn into a contender. But who comes best on the date? Lautaro and his teammates have one point more in the standings but also one match less, having skipped the challenge with Atalanta to play the Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. In the event of a win, then, Inter’s could become a mini-runaway, as they would – potentially – move within +7 of the Signora.
Conversely, Juventus, in addition to temporarily regaining the top of the standings, would send an important signal. Allegri’s men, who have not known defeat since September, slowed down last Saturday, drawing at the Stadium with Empoli (1-0), a match conditioned by Milik’s expulsion early in the first half. Inter took advantage, racing to Florence (0-1) thanks to the usual relentless Lautaro: for the Nerazzurri it is the fifth success in a row if we also include the two victories in the Super Cup Final Four.
Inter-Juventus: the latest news on the lineups
Inzaghi must do without only Cuadrado, which is why he will be able to field the standard lineup. Acerbi is back in the center of the defense: the experienced center back will join Pavard and Bastoni. The Nerazzurri coach’s only doubt concerns the right lane, where Darmian and Dumfries are competing for a shirt: however, the former is slightly favored over the latter.
In Juventus, Chiesa and Rabiot are back enrolled: the transalpine midfielder should start from the 1′, only bench instead for the former viola player, who will most likely alternate with Yildiz. It will be the young Turkish talent to flank Vlahovic, unleashed in the new year. On the flanks, instead, there will be room for Cambiaso and Kostic.
The prediction
The balance has often reigned in the last precedents between Inter and Juve, but above all it dates back to the final of Coppa Italia ’22 the last match ended with more than two goals overall. Last November’s was not a spectacular match (1-1), with Allegri’s team basically limiting itself to containing the Nerazzurri attacks, with the exception of a few sorties in the opponent’s box (goal by Vlahovic on an assist from Chiesa). At the San Siro, the script may not vary that much, taking into account that Juventus must make sure to at least avoid defeat to avert a possible breakaway by Inter. A draw is not to be ruled out.
The probable lineups of Inter-Juventus
INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Lautaro Martinez, Thuram.
JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Vlahovic, Yildiz.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
