We are on the eve of the Inter-Napoli match, a highly anticipated game for the 12th round of the Serie A. The Nerazzurri arrive in second place, just one point behind their rivals, and will be driven by a fired-up San Siro on the night of the exes, from Antonio Conte to Romelu Lukaku.
As for the probable line-ups, Inter coach Simone Inzaghi is weighing his choices very carefully, especially considering this is the seventh game in 21 days and he needs to account for the players’ energy. According to pre-match rumors, the Piacentino native has two main concerns.
The first concerns the role of central defender, a crucial choice as the selected man will directly take on Lukaku. In the current run of games, Francesco Acerbi only started against Roma, stopping due to injury at the 20th minute. Since then, Stefan de Vrij played all matches, alternating highs like against Arsenal and lows like against Juventus. Acerbi returned to the squad against Venezia, but remained on the bench for both that game and the Champions League match. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Acerbi is still favored to start tomorrow, despite De Vrij coming off a great game against the Gunners.
The second doubt is about the right winger. In the Champions League, Denzel Dumfries was among the best on the field, but Matteo Darmian also delivered a great performance, even playing on the left to effectively stop Bukayo Saka. Both played the entire game on Wednesday, but at the moment the Dutchman seems slightly favored because of his high form and the potential difficulties he could cause for Olivera in attack. Watch out for Darmian, however, who could be an ad hoc choice to counter Kvaratskhelia.
At the moment, according to La Gazzetta, no final decisions have been made. However, one decision has been finalized: Inter will go into retreat tonight after training, unlike what happened with Venezia and Arsenal. On those occasions, Simone Inzaghi chose to relieve the tension; now the coach wants to take care of every detail of a highly anticipated match.
