Inter Milan have an extremely strong squad and already top the possession statistic in Serie A. Napoli are still trying to find their feet under Massimiliano Allegri, a home win on the cards in Italy.
Key Stats
- Inter have won 5 of their last 6 home matches.
- Inter have won to nil in 3 of their last 4 matches (Serie A).
HTH
Inter haven’t beaten Napoli in five encounters, leading 81-53 alongside 46 draws.
Inter Off to a Fast Start
Inter Milan’s title defence got off to a solid start, beating Monza 4-1 at San Siro. They had 70% possession with four different goalscorers finding the net.
Cristian Chivu’s side were dominant at Cagliari on Sunday where they registered a 1-0 victory. Hakan Çalhanoglu scored again as Inter ended with 65% possession, 7-0 shots on target and 3.67-0.48 xG.
New Era for Napoli
Napoli made a winning start under Massimiliano Allegri, a 2-0 victory at Genoa. It wasn’t convincing with Kevin De Bruyne and Antonio Vergara scoring late goals, both teams registering under 0.80 xG.
The Campania club suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Como on Sunday. On the wrong end of a 21-13 shot out, Allegri’s side had just 42% possession at Stadio Diego Maradona.
Predicted Lineups & Team News
Inter Milan (3-5-2) Josep Martínez; Yann Bisseck, Manuel Akanji, Alessandro Bastoni; Andy Diouf, Nicolò Barella, Hakan Çalhanoglu, Petar Sucic, Federico Dimarco; Lautaro Martínez, Francesco Esposito
Yann Bisseck and Benjamin Pavard compete for a spot in central defence, Luis Henrique and Andy Diouf batting it out to start at right-back.
Pio Esposito looks to have earned a starting spot up front next to Lautaro Martínez, Marcus Thuram and Ange-Yoan Bonny options off the bench.
Napoli (4-3-3) Alex Meret; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Rafa Marín, Leonardo Spinazzola; Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka, Kevin De Bruyne; Matteo Politano, Rasmus Hojlund, Noa Lang
Centre-backs Alessandro Buongiorno and Luca Marianucci are injured alongside Brazilian striker Giovane.
Leonardo Spinazzola could replace Mathías Olivera at left-back and David Neres is an option to start on the wing.
Scott McTominay has a heart condition and is set to undergo surgery. Expect Kevin De Bruyne to come into the starting side here.