Inter Milan Vs. Lazio Prediction: Steamed Road I Nerazzurri Hunts Treble

Kristjan Asllani, Inter Mil;an metronome in midfield (photo: x @Inter_en)

JAKARTA - Inter Milan will host Lazio on Tuesday night, February 25, in the Coppa Italia quarter-final match. This meeting is an important event for both teams, especially for Inter who hope to advance to the semifinals and face their city rivals, AC Milan. With the ambition to win the Coppa Italia trophy for the 10th time, Inter must first beat Lazio who also have big ambitions.

Inter Milan are going through a challenging February. They drew in Milan derby, lost 3-0 to Fiorentina, and also lost in Derby d'Italy against Juventus.

However, they still showed strength at home by beating Fiorentina and Genoa at the San Siro. The decisive goal from their captain, Lautaro Martinez, brought Inter to an important victory over Genoa and secured the top of the Serie A standings.

Despite losing the Italiana Supercoppa final last month, Inter still have a chance to win trebles this season. In addition to leading the Scudetto hunt, they will also face Feyenoord in the last 16 of the Champions League. Now, Simone Inzaghi's side is continuing their journey in the Coppa Italia, a competition they have won nine times before.

Inter entered this competition in the round of 16 thanks to their commitment in Europe. Two goals in the first half of Marko Arnautovic and Kristjan Asllani took them forward after beating Udinese.

Now, Inzaghi will face his former club, Lazio, whom he has trained 197 times in Serie A with 108 wins. The last meeting of the two teams ended in a 6-0 win for Inter.

On the other hand, Lazio are in their best form this season, despite being discontinued by Inter in mid-December. They have won two of the last nine meetings against Inter, but the capital team is still considered the underdog. Lazio also got a shot into the last 16 of the Coppa Italia and managed to beat Napoli 3-1 thanks to Tijjani Noslin's hat-trick.

Marco Baroni's side have also advanced to the Europa League knockout round and will face Viktoria Plzen to fight for tickets to the quarter-finals. However, their current focus is beating Inter and ensuring tickets to the Coppa Italia semifinals, where they are likely to face AC Milan.

Inter Milan had to face a number of injury problems. Their main goalkeeper, Yann Sommer, is recovering after a thumb surgery, while striker Marcus Thuram is also sidelined due to injury.

Joaquin Correa, who replaced Thuram in the match against Genoa, could only play in the first half due to a knee sprain. As a result, Marko Arnautovic or Mehdi Taremi will likely be played as an attacker.

In addition, Carlos Augusto and Davide Frattesi are still in doubt. Judging by the important match against Napoli in Serie A this weekend, Inzaghi will probably rotate the squad. Stefan de Vrij, Piotr Zielinski, and Hakan Calhanoglu are some of the names that have the opportunity to be played off the bench.

Meanwhile, Lazio still have to lose their main striker, Taty Castelanos, by injury. This opens up opportunities for Tijjani Noslin, a hat-trick scorer at Coppa Italia, to return to appear as an attacker. Important midfielder Nicolo Rovella returned after serving a one-match sentence, but Elseid Hysaj and Matias Vecino are still absent.

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru also suffered an injury in the match against Venezia and may not be able to appear. On the goalkeeper's side, Ivan Provedel is likely to return to his starting position after being replaced by Christos Mandas in the last match.

Inter Milan has the advantage both statistically and with the latest performance. With full support from supporters at the San Siro, they are predicted to win a narrow 2-1 victory over Lazio.

Inter Milan appeared as favorites in this match, especially as they played at home and had a better record in their last meeting against Lazio. However, Lazio should not be underestimated, especially with Tijjani Noslin's impressive performance in the Coppa Italia.

The match is predicted to be tight, with both teams attacking each other to ensure tickets to the semifinals. Inter will rely on Lautaro Martinez and Taremi up front, while Lazio will expect Noslin to score an important goal.

With all the factors available, Inter Milan have a greater chance of advancing to the next round, but Lazio will definitely put up a fierce fight.

Inter Milan (3-5-2):J. Martinez; Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Dimarco; L. Martinez, Taremi

Lazio (4-3-3):Mandas; Lazzari, Gila, Romagnoli, Tavares; Guendouzi, Rovella; Isaksen, Pedro, Zaccagni; Noslin