Inter, there's Young Boys. Inzaghi struggling with the synthetic pitch and the many injured players

Nerazzurri with several unavailable for tomorrow night's match in Bern. "We did the finishing touches here to get used to it"

di MATTIA TODISCO
22 October 2024
Simone Inzaghi and Yann Bisseck during the press conference in Bern

Simone Inzaghi and Yann Bisseck during the press conference in Bern

Milan, 22 October 2024 – Inter are preparing to face the Young Boys tomorrow evening at 21pm at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. It will be the third match of the group Champions League, the Nerazzurri are coming from a draw at home to Manchester City and from the victory of the Meazza against the Crvena Zvezda.

Inzaghi

A race, he explains Simone Inzaghi to Sky, "who prepares knowing that it is a Champions League match, not an easy one, against a team that he changed the coach picking up where they left off last year. In their last match they beat Lucerne, who are among the top teams in Switzerland, so we'll have to approach the game in the right way."

The group has been in Bern since this morning because, differently from usual, the coach has decided to have the players do the pre-match finishing touches directly on the opponents' pitch. This is because the pitch will be in synthetic.

“Clearly it's something new and for this reason We did the finishing touches here, to get used to it even with only one session - the technician's response -. Unavailable? Calhanoglu, Acerbi, Asllani and Buchanan they won't be there, we'll evaluate who played on Sunday. Zielinski he came with us, yesterday he gave good answers. I will try to make the right choices".

The last

Among the possible changes compared to Sunday's match against Roma, Pavard e Bisseck “arms” in defense, where there should also be The free in place of the injured person Acerbi. In the median Dumfries should win the runoff with darmian, while Stretcher he is favored to play as director with Fraternity and one between Mkhitaryan and Zielinski on its sides. Carlos Augusto will replace one of Bastoni and Dimarco (probably the second), while in front Taremi and Arnautovic they will play from the 1st minute. 

Probable lineups

YOUNG BOYS (4-3-1-2): 26 Von Ballmoos; 24 Athekame, 13 Camara, 23 Benito, 22 Abdu Conté; 39 Males, 20 Niasse, 77 Monteiro; 7 Ugrinic; 9 Itten, 15 Meschack. Available 33 Keller, 3 Hadjam, 5 Husic, 8 Lakomy, 10 Imeri, 35 M'Boussy, 11 Colley, 21 Virginius, 27 Blum. All. Magnin.

INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 28 Pavard, 6 De Vrij, 31 Bisseck; 2 Dumfries, 16 Frattesi, 23 Barella, 22 Mkhitaryan, 30 Carlos Augusto; 99 Taremi, 8 Arnautovic. Subs. 13 J. Martinez, 12 Di Gennaro, 95 Bastoni; 36 Darmian, 27 Aidoo, 52 Berenbruch, 7 Zielinski, 32 Dimarco; 9 Thuram, 10 L. Martinez. Coach Inzaghi.

Referee: Oliver (England).

Live: tomorrow at 21pm on prime video.

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