Young Boys-Inter, Inzaghi relaunches Taremi: probable formations and TV times

Milan, 22 October 2024 – An opportunity for Inter that meets the tail light Young Boys on the third day of the Champions League 2024/2025. The Nerazzurri of Inzaghi are coming off a home win over Red Star, following a valuable draw in Manchester, and against the Bern team there is a chance to climb to 7 points and definitively relaunch themselves in the fight for the top eight spots. Young Boys are last and after the three-point draw at home against Aston Villa came the tough 5-0 defeat in Barcelona. Eight goals conceded and zero scored in two games. The gap in quality appears clear, but woe betide anyone who underestimates certain games, especially away from home. Inter in any case, it needs to keep up with the best in a ranking that is still short for the top positions, but scoring a lot will also count given the importance of goal difference in the total calculation. Winning and convincing is the watchword for the big teams in this Champions League in order not to compromise a direct place in the eighth-finals: playing the play-offs would mean taking to the field twice more.

Probable lineups

Some small changes for Simone Inzaghi who among other things was forced to replace in Rome Calhanoglu e Acerbi. Both have muscle strain and the situation will be monitored day by day. They will certainly not be in Bern and they also risk missing the match against Juventus. Inzaghi will then go with Barella as the lighthouse in midfield, Asllani is also out with a sprained knee, with Mkhitaryan and Frattesi to complete the central area, while on the wings Dumfries and Carlos Augusto to give Dimarco and Darmian a rest. In defense De Vrij central with Bisseck and Bastoni as wing-backs. Up front Thu-La will rest, so there will be space for Arnautovic and Taremi. In Young Boys 4-2-3-1 with Blum, Camara, Benito and Hadjam in front of Von Ballmoos, in the middle Niasse and Lakomy in front of the defense, Monteiro and Ugrinic will operate wide with Imeri in the three-quarters, first striker Ganvoula. YOUNG BOYS (4-2-3-1): Von Ballmoos; Blum, Camara, Benito, Hadjam; Niasse, Lakomy; Monteiro, Imeri, Ugrinic; Ganvoula. Coach: Rahmen. INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Frattesi, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Arnautovic, Taremi. Coach: Inzaghi.

Previous

It is the first ever meeting between Young Boys and Inter, while the Nerazzurri have played eight times against Swiss teams. The record is four wins, three draws and only one defeat. The only defeat dates back to the first round of the 1995/1996 UEFA Cup when the Swiss lost 0-1 at San Siro in the return leg after a 2004-1 draw in the first leg. The most recent precedents with Swiss teams date back twenty years ago when in the 1 Champions League qualifiers Inter got the better of Basel with a 4-1 draw in the first leg and a XNUMX-XNUMX win in the return leg, with Adriano scoring a brace, Recoba and Stankovic.

The technicians' statements

The Swiss will be looking for a prestigious result after two poor performances against Aston Villa and Barcelona, ​​but interim coach Joel Magnin spoke clearly: Inter is a top team. It is therefore a difficult mission for the Swiss who will try to make the most of the home advantage and for the coach it is a debut: "I did it as a player and I know the competition, I feel ready as a coach and I am proud to be here. It is a beautiful thing to play in the Champions League with Young Boys". In front of the Nerazzurri who for Magnin are at the top in Italy and in Europe: "They are a strong team and we hope they have a bad day - Magnin again - We will play together and we will go on the pitch with the desire to try. Inter is an incredible team and Inzaghi's work is there for all to see. It will be a great challenge for us". For Inzaghi It won't be easy, however, because there are several absences and the rotations have been shortened in view of the match with Juve, on which the coach has spoken clearly: we don't think about it, first the Champions League. This is Inzaghi's thought on the eve: "We think game by game and Young Boys beat Lucerne on Sunday. We will need to be very careful - Simone's warning - We know that the rotations in midfield are limited, but there are good feelings about Zielinski. The victory in Rome? We won playing in difficult conditions and I congratulated the lads because Roma is a strong team. I'll take the victory". An additional variable is the synthetic pitch on which the match will be played on Wednesday evening in Lucerne. Inzaghi pay attention to this too: “It changes, it's not the same as natural grass and we decided to change our habits to get used to that type of pitch”. Yann also spoke at Inter Bisseck, candidate to play as a starter in Bern in place of Pavard: "We are Inter, a great team and it is normal not to always be a starter, the important thing is to be ready when your time comes. We are all happy to play". Also Bisseck he talked about the synthetic, but Inter is ready to play a great match: "We are strong even if the synthetic is something new for us, we will play as always at our best to try to win", his comment to Sky. Now the ball is in the court's court.

Where to see it on TV

Young Boys-Inter, valid for the third day of the Champions League, will be played on Wednesday 23 October at 21:XNUMX at the Wankdorf stadium in Bern, Switzerland. The match will be broadcast live and exclusively on the Amazon Prime platform with commentary by Sandro Piccinini and Massimo Ambrosini.