JAKARTA - Inter Milan will return to the domestic scene this weekend on a big mission when they travel to Torino headquarters in the 2024/25 Serie A continuation. After making history with a dramatic victory over Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals, Simone Inzaghi's men are now returning to Serie A, where they are still three points behind Napoli with just three games remaining.
The match against Torino on Sunday night 11 May, became the determinant of the Nerazzurri's move in an effort to defend their Scudetto title. Despite beating Hellas Verona 2-1 last week, Inter's performance in this year's away game showed a significant decline.
After recording eight consecutive away wins, they were only able to win once in the last seven away games in Serie A. Physical fatigue is starting to appear clear, especially with a busy schedule that includes the Champions League final and the upcoming Club World Cup tournament.
But Inter had important capital in the form of dominance over Torino in the last meeting. In the last five games against Grenade in Serie A, Inter have always won and recorded four clean sheets. Torino himself has little at stake besides efforts to secure the top 10 of the standings. They currently occupy 11th position, narrowly adrift of Como and Udinese, two teams still chasing places in the upper half.
Even so, the hosts are not without confidence. Torino is unbeaten in their last nine home games in Serie A throughout 2025. If they are able to hold Inter, they will record 10 home games without defeat for the first time since 1995. The tough performance at home is the main weapon of coach Paolo Vanoli, although his squad is not in an ideal condition.
Torino just drew 1-1 against Venezia last week with a late penalty from Nikola Vlasic, who has now scored five goals this season and has the potential to set a personal record if he returns to his name on the scoreboard. Che Adams is likely to be trusted again to lead the front line, but Antonio Sanabria is also an option. Karol Linetty is ready to return to play after recovering from injury, while Samuele Ricci is still in doubt of appearing.
From the Inter camp, Inzaghi is believed to be returning to rotation. In a win over Verona, he backed up almost all the main players to keep their fitness. Names like Mehdi Taremi, Joaquin Correa, and Marko Arnautovic are likely to enter the starting lineup. Lautaro Martinez was forced to play in the match against Barcelona and pulled out early because he had not fully recovered, so it was unlikely that he had dropped from the start in Turin.
Marcus Thuram, who scored a hat-trick in his last meeting against Torino at the San Siro in October, may be saved for a more crucial match, although his personal record over Torino is excellent. In midfield, Inzaghi will return to relying on the duet of Nicolo Barella and Piotr Zielinski, with Kristjan Asllani as the main option to replace Hakan Calhanoglu being rested. Meanwhile, only Benjamin Pavard is confirmed to be absent due to an ankle injury.
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Inter realized that this match must be won if they want to continue to press Napoli at the top of the standings. Bad results will be very likely to make their Scudetto hopes disappear. With Napoli's game played hours after them, victory over Torino will put great psychological pressure on their competitors.
Victory over Torino could be the beginning of the last three weeks full of hope for Inter Milan. If they are able to get past this time, they still have two games left against Lazio and Como, where the chance to get full points remains wide open. But first, they must be able to silence the public at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino and avoid the trap from the home team that has no burden and appear loose at home.
This match will be a mental and physical test for Inter, who are at the crossroads between European glory and ambition to defend the domestic crown.
Formation Forecast
Torino (Probability Formation: 4-2-3-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Walukiewicz, Maripan, Coco, Biraghi; Gineitis, Casadei; Lazaro, Vlasic, Elmas; Adams
Inter Milan (Probabilities form: 3-5-2):Sommer; Bisseck, De Vrij, Augusto; Darmian, Barella, Asllani, Zielinski, Dimarco; Correa, Arnautovic
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