Fiorentina-Inter, the longest challenge. Inzaghi sets his sights on the top

Having changed the squad very little in the January transfer window will give the club a good advantage today.InterThe remaining part of the challenge will be played from 20.45pm Fiorentina, scheduled at the Franchi, stopped last December 1st after 16' due to Edoardo Bove's illness, with the score at 0-0. All players registered by that date will be able to be deployed, even those who were not called up at the time, such as Pavard, Acerbi and Carlos Augusto. Compared to then, Palacios and Buchanan will not be there, having been sold to Monza and Villarreal respectively in the meantime, and the latest acquisition Zalewski, who left for Florence anyway, will not be able to be added. In the overall count, Inzaghi gains two potential starters and a player he often uses in the rotation (the Brazilian), losing two who rarely saw the field.

Once the match is over, the asterisk currently present next to the two teams will disappear from the standings. The Nerazzurri could draw level with league leaders Napoli, if they win, while Fiorentina can catch up with Lazio in fourth place or Juve in fifth (with a draw). A feat that they will have to attempt in a very different situation from that of the guests. It will be impossible to deploy the winter additions Folorunsho, Pablo Marì, Ndour, Fagioli and Zaniolo and compared to 1 December there will also be no Sottil, Biraghi, Martinez Quarta, Kayode, Ikoné and Kouamé, in addition to Bove of course. Adli, Colpani and Cataldi are injured, the only one who seems capable of playing as a starter.

Both teams must also consider the effort due to the proximity of the various commitments: it is in fact a midweek match, in the middle of two other league games, although spread out between last Sunday (Fiorentina with Genoa and Inter in the derby) and next Monday, with the match between the Nerazzurri and the Viola with the fields reversed. The Tuscans cannot do many lineup calculations for tonight, at San Siro there will be much more choice. Inzaghi could instead take advantage of Acerbi's return to full fitness to give the excellent De Vrij a rest, also inserting Bisseck in defense for Pavard. The use of Dumfries is practically certain, suspended for the next match (and with him Comuzzo). A possible chance also for Taremi, with Thuram on the bench ready to enter in the second half. Frattesi and Carlos Augusto are also pushing for a shirt.

The formations. Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Comuzzo, Pongracic, Ranieri, Gosens; Cataldi, Mandragora; Dodo, Gudmundsson, Beltran; Kean. Coach: Palladino.Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, C. Augusto; Taremi, Lautaro. Coach: Inzaghi. Referee: Doveri.