Internazionale vs Juventus – Serie A – Preview

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Sreya

Internazionale vs Juventus – Internazionale hosts Juventus at the San Siro on 28th April, Saturday in a crucial Serie A fixture.

Juventus’ 1-0 loss to Napoli in their last Series match have opened up the title race once again as Juventus now have eighty-five points, one point more than Napoli. Juventus need to win tonight, or they will allow Napoli to take a lead tomorrow with their impending game against Fiorentina.

Internazionale are fifth in the Serie A table with sixty-six points, trailing Roma and Lazio by a single point, and are chasing UEFA Champions League qualification for next season.

Team News

Roberto Gagliardini is injured while Matias Vecino is doubtful. The visitors will be without the injured Mattia de Sciglio, Stefano Sturaro, Giorgio Chiellini and Claudio Marchisio.

Internazionale Possible Starting Lineup: Samir Handanovic, Joao Cancelo, Miranda, Mattias Skriniar, Danilo D’ Ambrosio, Borja Valero, Marcelo Brozovic, Antonio Candreva, Rafinha, Ivan Perisic, Mauro Icardi.

Juventus Possible Starting Lineup: Gianluigi Buffon, Benedikt Howedes, Mehdi Benatia, Daniele Rugani, Alex Sandro, Miralem Pjanic, Sami Khedira, Douglas Costa, Paulo Dybala, Mario Mandzukic, Gonzalo Higuain.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Internazionale vs Juventus H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in two wins for either side and one draw.

While Juventus are undefeated in their last eleven away league game, Inter Milan are unbeaten in their last eight home matches in the Serie A.

While Juventus have kept a clean sheet in five of their last seven matches against Inter Milan in all competitions, Internazionale have kept a clean sheet in each of their four previous league matches.

Both clubs need to win in order to achieve their targets – Juventus the Serie A win and Internazionale a European spot. It should be a closely contested affair with a 2-1 win for Juventus being the most probable result.