The Champions League returns with Inter playing at San Siro against Kairat Almaty for the match of the fourth round. Inter-Kairat, scheduled for Wednesday, November 5 at 21:00, obviously sees the Nerazzurri as favorites compared to the Kazakh team, which so far has collected only one point in the standings against the 9 won by Cristian Chivu‘s team (HERE FOR INFO ON WHERE TO WATCH INTER-KAIRAT).

As for the lineup choices, a decidedly revolutionized Inter is expected compared to the lineup seen in Verona last Sunday. Some changes not only in defense, but also in midfield where Davide Frattesi returns from the first minute. Up front, space for Pio Esposito, while Thuram finally returns among the called-up players.

Below are the probable lineups for Inter-Kairat:

November 5, 2025 – 21:00
Meazza, San Siro
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3-5-2

Lineup

1 – Sommer 31 – Bisseck 6 – De Vrij 30 – Carlos Augusto 2 – Dumfries 16 – Frattesi 23 – Barella 7 – Zielinski 32 – Dimarco 10 – Lautaro Martinez 94 – Pio Esposito Cristian Chivu

Bench
13 J. Martinez, 60 Taho, 25 Akanji, 15 Acerbi, 95 Bastoni, 20 Calhanoglu, 17 Diouf, 23 Barella, 11 Luis Henrique, 51 Alexiou, 14 Bonny, 9 Thuram
Contested positions
None
Suspended
None
Unavailable
Di Gennaro, Darmian, Mkhitaryan
At risk of suspension
None

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4-2-3-1

Lineup

77 – Anarbekov 20 – Tapalov 14 – Martynovich 80 – Sorokin 3 – Luis Mata 15 – Arad 18 – Glazer 24 – Mrynskiy 21 – Jorginho 55 – Gromyko 9 – Satpayev Rafael Urazbakhtin

Bench
82 Kalmurza, 4 Kasabulat, 5 Kurgin, 6 Sadybekov, 10 Zaria, 17 Baybek. 25 Shirobokov, 26 Filho, 31 Reimov, 33 Stanojev, 98 Aldashev, 99 Ricardinho
Contested positions
None
Suspended
None
Unavailable
Elder Santana, Joao Paulo
At risk of suspension
None

Referee: Luis Godinho
Assistants: Rui Teixeira – Pedro Almeida
Fourth Official: Antonio Nobre
VAR: André Narciso
AVar: Tiago Martins