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·30 octobre 2024
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·30 octobre 2024
Simone Inzaghi will likely stick to his best starting XI when Inter Milan take on Empoli in Wednesday’s high-stakes clash in Tuscany.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, as reported by FCInterNews, numerous injury setbacks will force Inzaghi’s hand later this evening.
Following a frustrating 4-4 draw against Juventus over the weekend, Inter must capture three points against Empoli.
Indeed, early pacesetters Napoli thumped AC Milan 2-0 last night to stretch their lead at Serie A’s table summit to seven points.
With Antonio Conte’s side showing no signs of slowing down, Inter must launch a winning streak to keep up with the pace.
However, they must grapple with a growing injury crisis.
Simone Inzaghi cannot count on several first-team stars for today’s trip to Stadio Carlo Castellani.
In addition to long-term absentee Tajon Buchanan, Francesco Acerbi and Hakan Calhanoglu are unavailable.
Therefore, the Nerazzurri boss faces a selection headache.
Inzaghi’s initial thought was to replace the Turkish midfielder with Kristjan Asllani.
But the Albanian is still recovering from a muscular problem.
That means Piotr Zielinski will retain his place in the starting line-up tonight.
However, Asllani could start against Venezia at the weekend.
While waiting for Calhanoglu to overcome a thigh injury, Inzaghi remains strapped for options in the engine room.
It will likely pour more pressure on Nicolo Barella and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
The former had struggled with a long-term ankle problem earlier in the season.
Meanwhile, the Armenian is 35. Despite his admirable physical condition, it’s hard to expect him to handle such a significant workload.
As such, it’s time for Zielinski and Asllani to step up.
Before bagging a first-half double in his first Serie A start for Inter last weekend, Zielinski had mostly been on the fringes.
The same goes for Asllani, who has only started one league game this term.
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