How Inzaghi will rotate Inter squad for big Coppa and Serie A games | OneFootball

Inter have two crucial games ahead, starting with a Coppa Italia quarter-final tie against Lazio before a Serie A title showdown at Napoli: so, how will Simone Inzaghi rotate his squad?

It’s a crucial week for Inter as Inzaghi’s men prepare for big games in Coppa Italia and Serie A.

The defending Serie A champions will host Lazio in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals on Tuesday before visiting second-placed Napoli on Saturday. Gazzetta reports Inzaghi will surely make some changes to the starting XI after a 1-0 victory against Genoa on Saturday.

Yann Sommer, Marcus Thuram, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Carlos Augusto and Joaquin Correa won’t be available against Lazio, but Thuram is working to recover for the Napoli clash.

How Inzaghi will rotate Inter squad for big Coppa and Serie A games

ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 16: Hakan Calhanoglu of FC Internazionale celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and FC Internazionale at Stadio Olimpico on December 16, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

De Vrij is expected to return to the line-up against his former club, allowing Francesco Acerbi to rest for the Maradona game. Likewise, Yann Bisseck is expected to replace Alessandro Bastoni in Inter’s three-man backline tomorrow.

January signing Nicola Zalewski will get the nod on the left wing, but Davide Frattesi will replace Nicolò Barella only if he has fully recovered from a minor muscle injury. Piotr Zielinski will start against Lazio, pushing Henrikh Mkhitaryan to the bench.

Hakan Calhanoglu will also start in Coppa Italia after beginning on the bench against Genoa on Saturday.

Marko Arnautovic and Mehdi Taremi will likely get the nod in attack against Lazio, but Lautaro Martinez still has a chance to take one of the two starting spots in attack.

UPDATE: Zalewski has suffered a muscle injury, so Matteo Darmian is likely to start against Lazio on Tuesday.