Inter Milan faces Monza in Serie A Week 28 with some key players missing due to injuries, especially with the upcoming Champions League match in mind. Marko Arnautovic will partner Lautaro Martinez in attack, and Alessandro Bastoni continues in a more advanced role.
The match is scheduled at San Siro.
Inter is coming off a confidence-boosting 2-0 victory against Feyenoord in the Champions League, putting them in a strong position for the second leg. They also drew with Napoli, maintaining their lead in Serie A, despite injuries to Federico Dimarco, Nicola Zalewski, and Matteo Darmian.
Carlos Augusto returns to the bench along with Yann Sommer, which is good news for Inter. Bastoni is still adapting to his role as a left wing-back to cover for absences.
Marcus Thuram is rested, giving Arnautovic a start, but Lautaro Martinez remains in the starting lineup. Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Hakan Calhanoglu are back in the starting XI.
Monza is currently struggling, and changes in management haven’t yet improved their situation.
Monza is missing several players due to injury including Luca Caldirola, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Patrick Ciurria, and Andrea Carboni, as well as former Inter players Stefano Sensi and Roberto Gagliardini.
Other players with Inter pasts in the Monza squad include Keita Balde Diao, Danilo D’Ambrosio, and Matteo Pessina, with Pessina returning after a long absence.
Kevin Maussi Martins, son of former Inter striker Obafemi Martins, and Inter-owned defender Tomas Palacios are also available for Monza.
Confirmed Lineups
Inter Milan:
J Martinez; Pavard, De Vrij, Acerbi; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Bastoni; Lautaro Martinez, Arnautovic
Monza:
Turati; D’Ambrosio, Izzo, Birindelli; Pedro Pereira, Zeroli, Bianco, Castrovilli, Kyriakopoulos; Keita, Dany Mota
Match Details
Match Events
First Half
- 32′ Goal for Monza – Samuele Birindelli (Assist: Dany Mota)
- 38′ Yellow Card for Monza – Armando Izzo
- 44′ Goal for Monza – Keita Baldé (Assist: Dany Mota)
- 45+1′ Goal for Inter – Marko Arnautovic (Assist: Denzel Dumfries)
Second Half
- 64′ Goal for Inter – Hakan Calhanoglu (Assist: Yann Bisseck)
- 77′ Own Goal for Inter – Georgios Kyriakopoulos
Starting Lineups
Inter Milan:
13 Josep Martínez (Goalkeeper), 95 Alessandro Bastoni (Defender), 28 Benjamin Pavard (Defender), 15 Francesco Acerbi (Defender), 6 Stefan de Vrij (Defender), 2 Denzel Dumfries (Midfielder), 20 Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Midfielder), 22 Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Midfielder), 23 Nicolò Barella (Midfielder), 10 Lautaro Martínez (Attacker), 8 Marko Arnautović (Attacker)
Monza:
30 Stefano Turati (Goalkeeper), 4 Armando Izzo (Defender), 33 Danilo D’Ambrosio (Defender), 77 Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Defender), 19 Samuele Birindelli (Defender), 42 Alessandro Bianco (Midfielder), 11 Gaetano Castrovilli (Midfielder), 18 Kevin Zeroli (Midfielder), 13 Pedro Pereira (Midfielder), 47 Dany Mota (Attacker), Keita Baldé (Attacker)
Substitutes
Inter Milan Substitutes:
21 Kristjan Asllani (Midfielder), 16 Davide Frattesi (Midfielder), 1 Yann Sommer (Goalkeeper), 99 Mehdi Taremi (Attacker), 12 Raffaele Di Gennaro (Goalkeeper), 50 Mike Aidoo (Defender), 58 Matteo Cocchi (Defender), 30 Carlos Augusto (Midfielder), 31 Yann Bisseck (Defender), 7 Piotr Zieliński (Midfielder), 9 Marcus Thuram (Attacker), 11 Joaquín Correa (Attacker)
Monza Substitutes:
37 Andrea Petagna (Attacker), 32 Matteo Pessina (Midfielder), 8 Kacper Urbański (Midfielder), 69