In tonight’s encounter against Genoa, Alexis Sanchez is anticipated to form a striking partnership with Lautaro Martinez in Inter’s offensive lineup. With a potential victory, the Nerazzurri could extend their lead at the summit of the Serie A table to 15 points over second-placed Juventus, following Juventus’ recent 2-1 defeat to Napoli.
However, Simone Inzaghi’s tactical decisions are somewhat constrained due to the suspension of Alessandro Bastoni and the injuries to Juan Cuadrado, Stefano Sensi, and Hakan Calhanoglu. Despite Marcus Thuram’s availability, he is slated to begin the match on the substitutes’ bench, allowing space for Sanchez and Lautaro to lead the attacking line.
In defense, Carlos Augusto is set to deputize for the absent Bastoni within a three-man defensive setup alongside Stefan de Vrij and Benjamin Pavard.
Genoa, on the other hand, will feature Italy international Mateo Retegui and their top scorer, Albert Gudmundsson, in their attacking formation. Former AC Milan player Junior Messias is favored to occupy the central midfield role ahead of Ruslan Malinovskyi.
Among the Grifone ranks, only Ridgeciano Haps, Alan Matturro, and David Ankeye are sidelined due to various reasons, leaving the rest of the squad available for selection.
Inter-Gernoa: probable line-ups
Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Carlos Augusto; Dumfries, Barella, Asllani, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Sanchez, Lautaro Martinez.
Genoa (3-5-2): Martinez; De Winter, Bani, Vasquez; Sabelli, Messias, Badelj, Frendrup, Martin; Retegui, Gudmundsson.