SM
Barcelona vs. Brann: 4 hrs 41 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data
IL
Serie A | Gameweek 34
Apr 23, 2022 at 5pm UK
San Siro
RL

Inter Milan
3 - 1
Roma

Dumfries (30'), Brozovic (40'), Martinez (52')
Brozovic (45+1'), Calhanoglu (87')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Mkhitaryan (85')
Mancini (36'), Oliveira (79')

Preview: Inter Milan vs. Roma - prediction, team news, lineups

:Headline: Preview: Inter Milan vs. Roma - prediction, team news, lineups:
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Serie A clash between Inter Milan and Roma, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Sports Mole

Two of Serie A's form sides clash at San Siro on Saturday, as champions Inter Milan seek to take a step closer to defending the Scudetto by beating resurgent Roma.

Though Inter - who reached the Coppa Italia final in midweek with a Milan Derby win - would return to the summit with their fifth successive victory, the Giallorossi kept their unbeaten run going with a late equaliser at Napoli last time out and are sprinting towards the finish line.


Match preview

After the events of Good Friday - when Inter temporarily took top spot off city rivals Milan, only to slip back down the pecking order after the Rossoneri responded with a win of their own - events on Tuesday night ensured the Nerazzurri's fans would have the last laugh.

Some clinical finishing by Lautaro Martinez, who appears to be shaking off his slumber at just the right time, saw Simone Inzaghi's side cruise through to next month's Coppa Italia final with a 3-0 aggregate victory.

That keeps dreams of a domestic double alive for the reigning champions - who will meet old foes Juventus in the showpiece finale at Stadio Olimpico - as they could be just six games away from defending their title.

Before grabbing the headlines with success in the Derby della Madonnina, Inter had brushed past mid-table Spezia last time out in the league, with midfield maestro Marcelo Brozovic finally scoring his first league goal of the season in a 3-1 victory.

Despite trailing Milan by two points, the Nerazzurri still have a game in hand on their fellow Scudetto hopefuls - with Napoli yet to be totally discounted - after following an ultimately fruitless Champions League victory at Anfield with two draws and three wins in Serie A.

Though they now face their toughest remaining fixture on paper, Inter are actually unbeaten in their last nine league matches against Roma and have not lost against them at San Siro since 2017.

Facing a third consecutive league loss to Inter for the first time since the turn of the century, Roma were also eliminated in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals by Saturday's hosts.

Their fortunes have not improved, then, under the tutelage of former Inter supremo Jose Mourinho, who took charge of the Nerazzurri for 76 Serie A matches in a hugely successful spell between 2008 and 2010.

However, more recently, the capital club have developed into Calcio's most durable outfit and will now meet the champions on the back of the longest unbeaten run in the top flight - going without defeat for 12 games while winning seven times in the process.

That represents the best streak for the Giallorossi in a single campaign since 2016, but it was only kept intact by Stephan El Shaarawy's stoppage-time intervention at Stadio Maradona on Monday.

The rarely-used substitute, who has been bedevilled by injuries of late, struck Roma's latest in a long line of last-gasp goals, which drew them level with Napoli, who desperately needed all three points to stay in contention for the title.

Following a late flurry inside the final 10 minutes to secure a 2-1 victory over bottom side Salernitana a week earlier - plus other dramatic strikes against Vitesse, Udinese and Sassuolo - Mourinho's men remain a dangerous proposition heading into the latter stages of any game.

Also set to take part in the Europa Conference League semi-finals next week, when they travel to Leicester for the first leg, fifth-placed Roma are clearly on the up - with the last Champions League spot only five points away.

Inter Milan Serie A form:
  • W
  • D
  • D
  • W
  • W
  • W

Inter Milan form (all competitions):
  • D
  • D
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • W

Roma Serie A form:
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • D

Roma form (all competitions):
  • W
  • W
  • L
  • W
  • W
  • D

Team News

As Alessandro Bastoni has been cleared to play after being forced off in midweek against Milan, only veteran midfielder Arturo Vidal (ankle) is an injury concern for Inter coach Simone Inzaghi on Saturday.

Having finally found some goalscoring form, Lautaro Martinez will retain his place in the starting XI, but after being joined up front by compatriot Joaquin Correa for the Derby, the Argentina striker should now reprise his partnership with Edin Dzeko.

The former Roma forward - who scored the second in Inter's 3-0 win in the reverse fixture - made 199 Serie A appearances for the visitors; scoring 85 times. He has since increased that tally to 98 goals in the Italian top flight and would become the 90th different player to reach a century if he can bag a brace against his old club.

Meanwhile, Roma's increasingly fruitful front line will be missing one of its key components this weekend, as Nicolo Zaniolo must serve a one-match suspension for accumulated bookings.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan could therefore come into the side; starting with captain Lorenzo Pellegrini behind top scorer Tammy Abraham, who leads the Giallorossi line.

Reserve goalkeeper Daniel Fuzato is sidelined due to a ban that results from his sending-off as a substitute in Naples, while competition for the left wing-back role is intense.

With Euro 2020 star Leonardo Spinazzola recently back on the bench, and Matias Vina also available, young Nicola Zalewski has been a revelation on that flank of late, but Stephan El Shaarawy further muddied the waters by scoring at Stadio Maradona last time out. The versatile ex-Milan man has previously scored three goals against Inter in Serie A - and each one at San Siro.

Inter Milan possible starting lineup:
Handanovic; De Vrij, Skriniar, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Perisic; Martinez, Dzeko

Roma possible starting lineup:
Patricio; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Karsdorp, Veretout, Oliveira, Zalewski; Pellegrini, Mkhitaryan; Abraham


We say: Inter Milan 1-1 Roma

Roma are the Serie A side with the most different players to have scored at least twice this term (12) - closely followed by Inter (11) - but Tammy Abraham remains their greatest threat to the champions.

They have also been more sure-footed defensively in recent weeks, with fit-again Chris Smalling to the fore, so Mourinho can throw a spanner in the works by restricting his old employers to a point.



Top tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting over 2.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Over 2.5:data




body check tags ::

Previews by email

Click here to get Sports Mole's daily email of previews and predictions for every major game!


amp_article__483894 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2022-04-23 13:26:37:
html db last update - 2022-04-21 15:14:05 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html
Read more!
Share this article now:


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Recommended Next on SM
Three Serie A clubs to battle for Jesse Lingard?
Lionel Messi reveals decision over retirement
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter Milan29244171145776
2AC Milan29195555332262
3Juventus29178444232159
4Bologna29159542251754
5Roma29156855352051
6Atalanta BCAtalanta28145951321947
7Napoli29129844331145
8Fiorentina2812794132943
9Lazio29134123633343
10Monza2911993236-442
11Torino29101182826241
12Genoa29810113136-534
13Lecce29610132645-1928
14Udinese29415102844-1627
15Hellas VeronaHellas Verona2968152639-1326
16CagliariCagliari2968152950-2126
17Empoli2967162243-2125
18FrosinoneFrosinone2966173760-2324
19SassuoloSassuolo2965183356-2323
20Salernitana2928192359-3614
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

How Man United could line up against Brentford

1

HM

Preview: Brentford vs. Man Utd - prediction, team news, lineups

2

PB

Preview: Newcastle vs. West Ham - prediction, team news, lineups

NEW

3

PN

Preview: Almeria vs. Osasuna - prediction, team news, lineups

NEW

4

PA

Real Madrid injury, suspension list vs. Athletic

5

RM

Arsenal 'draw up 10-man striker shortlist'

6

A'

Arsenal injury, suspension list vs. Man City - Saka, Gabriel

7

AI

England attacking duo 'in danger of missing out on Euro 2024'

8

EA

Liverpool injury, suspension list vs. Brighton

9

LI

Manchester United could be missing nine players for Brentford clash

10

MU


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .