Torino-Inter, probable lineups and where to see it

Milan, 20 October 2023 – Four consecutive victories launched the Milan at the top of the standings with 21 points, two more of Inter who threw points, among other things by coming from behind, against Sassuolo e Bologna. Only one Nerazzurri victory in the last three with four points won out of nine available. Inzaghi he must return to winning in the league to stay in Milan's wake in the race for the much-coveted second star. And behind they are close with Juventus e Fiorentina at 17, but the Bianconeri have the big match against Milan and then there would be an opportunity for Inter to gain points, while the Viola have, on paper, an affordable home match against Empoli. Toro-Inter therefore has a significant importance in this autumn which is about to begin Serie A and for the Nerazzurri the mantra is: failure is forbidden. On the other side there is the Turin di Juric who started slowly and haven't won since September 18th when there was a clear away success against Salernitana by zero to three. From then on, two draws and two defeats for the Granata who are fourteenth with nine points and are looking for a revival that can lift them into the areas close to Europe.

Probable lineups

He will have to evaluate the conditions of the national teams, albeit with short rotations in attack. Simon Inzaghi is grappling with difficult ballots ahead of tomorrow afternoon's match against Toro. Without Marko arnautovic in attack, the absence of Juan also added Square, knee tendonitis, while Nicolò Stretcher he could have returned tired from the national team and Davide Fraternity he warms up for a starting shirt. There will be no particular training surprises, with Pavard, double in the national team, right-hander in a department with Acerbi e Sticks ahead of Sommer, in the overtime slot for Dumfries with Calhanoglu e Mkhitaryan sure of the place in the middle, Fraternity perhaps ahead of Barella for the role of midfielder and Marco's to the left. Up front, an immovable pair with Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram. In Toro, Djidji and Soppy were out, but a last-minute serious muscle injury was added. Out Duvan footings for an elongational trauma to the left rectus femoris: 20 days off. And then Juric is ready to throw Sazonov, Schuurs and Rodrigurez behind, Bellanova e Lazaro midfield wingers with ilic e Ricci interior, front vlasic e Seck they should act in support of Sanabria.

Turin (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Sazonov, Schuurs, Rodriguez; Bellanova, Ilic, Ricci, Lazaro; Seck, Vlasic; Sanabria.

Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Frattesi, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Lautaro, Thuram.

The technicians' statements

As always, pay attention to the strength of your opponent Simone Inzaghi, aware that it won't be an easy match for Inter that he needs return to win and on top of that there are the efforts of the national teams to manage: “After the break it's never easy to play – the coach's words -. The South Americans then only returned on Thursday and there wasn't much time to prepare for the match. We will need an excellent Inter to get a result." For the Nerazzurri, it is essential to continue creating many scoring opportunities, as happened in these first eight matchdays, but even more so to secure the defense better: "We are working on the defensive organization - Inzaghi again - We must improve because in the last match we conceded two avoidable goals. The whole team must participate in the non-possession phase. Lautaro? He has a great sense of appetite and the band has made him even more responsible." Juric, however, it will be without footings, one more tile: "It's not good to have lost him, it's not a real injury but an old scar, I hope he can come back for the next match", the point of the Granata coach. Facing Inter, obviously a top team: “They move well on the pitch and have a lot of rotations, especially in midfield, but I saw good things during the week, attention and desire to work. I feel the right determination and I hope that everything carries over into the match too."

Previous: great classic

Toro-Inter is a classic of Italian football. The Granata are the fourth most opponents faced by Inter in Italy with 189 previous matches in total and with 79 Nerazzurri victories, 55 draws and 55 defeats. In history, the Nerazzurri have won around 42% of their matches against Torino. In 189 previous matches there have been 265 goals for Inter against 211 for Toro, with the best scorer ever in the match being Giuseppe Meazza with 16 goals ahead of Roberto Boninsenga with 15 and Paolo Clean us up with 9. The first match in history dates back to 1921, to be precise on 9 October, when in Milan they beat the grenade 0-1 with goals from Falchi, while the first precedent in Piedmont is from the second round of that championship, on 2 April 1922, with a two-two victory Pietroboni e Scheidler for Inter e Martin e Berard for Taurus. In general, in Turin the balance sheet out of 95 total matches reads 31 Inter victories, 37 Toro and 27 draws. The recent streak is not negative for the Nerazzurri who have not been defeated by Grande Torino since 27 January 2019 when a goal from Izzo condemned Luciano Spalletti's Inter, but in the last four away matches the Nerazzurri have won three times and drawn once. The last precedent was 3 June 2023 with a score of zero to one scored by Marcelo Brozovic.

Referee of the challenge

It will be Mr Matthew Marchetti from Ostia Lido to manage Toro-Inter, assisted by the assistants Liberti and Perrotti and the fourth official Rapuano. At the Var Nasca and Paganessi. The match director has three precedents with Inter with three victories for the Nerazzurri, and two with Torino with a Granata success and a defeat.

Where to see it on TV

Torino-Inter will take place Saturday 21 October at 18 and will be broadcast live exclusively by Dazn. It will be possible to follow the match via the Dazn app on smart TVs and in streaming via mobile devices such as PCs, smartphones and tablets via the app. Stefano will be on commentary Borghi and Dario Marcolin.

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