Official Starting Lineups – Venezia Vs Inter Milan: Kristjan Asllani, Carlos Augusto & Piotr Zielinski Start | OneFootball

Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi has decided to start Kristjan Asllani in midfield and Mehdi Taremi in attack against Venezia. This afternoon’s Serie A matchday 20 clash kicks off at 15.00 CET.

Inter are looking to bounce back from their disappointing Supercoppa Italiana final loss to AC Milan.

The Nerazzurri have to immediately shift their focus to the Serie A title race – they are playing catch-up against Napoli.

The first match in the league of 2025 for the Nerazzurri is away to Venezia.

And Inter coach Simone Inzaghi has to juggle injuries and squad rotation in this afternoon’s showdown at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo.

Firstly, in defense, Francesco Acerbi is still absent, and Yann Bisseck has joined him in the injury list.

Therefore, Matteo Darmian starts in the back three along with Stefan de Vrij and Alessandro Bastoni.

Meanwhile, that trio plays in front of Yann Sommer. Therefore, the 36-year-old continues his run of starting every Serie A match for Inter.

Kristjan Asllani Starts In Midfield

Then, in midfield, there are a couple notable names.

Firstly, Kristjan Asllani starts at the base of midfield with Hakan Calhanoglu absent.

Meanwhile, Henrikh Mkhitaryan is also out with an injury. Therefore, Piotr Zielinski starts in his place.

Then, Nicolo Barella completes the midfield trio. Accordingly, Davide Frattesi must settle for a place on the bench.

At wingback, meanwhile, Federco Dimarco gets a rest – Carlos Augusto starts in his place on the left. And then on the right, Denzel Dumfries starts.

Lastly, in attack Mehdi Taremi gets the nod ahead of Marcus Thuram, partnering Inter captain Lautaro Martinez.

Official Starting Lineups: Venezia Vs Inter Milan

Venezia (3-4-2-1): Stankovic; Altare, Idzes, Sverko; Zampano, Nicolussi Caviglia, Ellertsson, Doumbia; Oristanio, Busio; Pohjanpalo. Substitutes: Joronen, Grandi, Haps, Sagrado, Condé, Carboni, El Haddad, Bjarkason, Yeboah, Gytkjaer. Coach: Di Francesco. Substitutes: no one. Injured: Svoboda, Crnigoj, Duncan, Schingtienne.

Inter (3-5-2): Yann Sommer; Matteo Darmian, Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni; Denzel Dumfries, Nicolo Barella, Kristjan Asllani, Piotr Zielinski, Carlos Augusto; Mehdi Taremi, Lautaro Martinez. Substitutes: Josep Martinez, Alessandro Calligaris, Benjamin Pavard, Alessandro Palacios, Christos Alexiou, Tajon Buchanan, Federico Dimarco, Thomas Berenbruch, Davide Frattesi, Luka Topalovic, Marko Arnautovic, Marcus Thuram. Coach: Simone Inzaghi. Suspended: no one. Injured and unavailable: Yann Bisseck, Francesco Acerbi, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Joaquin Correa.

Referee: Piccinini. Assistant referees: Berti and Vecchi. Fourth official: Feliciani. VAR: Paterna and Guida.