Inter President Beppe Marotta backs the squad rotation for the Coppa Italia quarter-final with Torino and admits Milan have an ‘benefit’ within the Scudetto race.
It kicks off on the U-Energy Stadium in Monza at 20.00 GMT (21.00 CET).
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The winners will probably be determined after 90 minutes or go on to a penalty shoot-out, then go on to face both Napoli or Como within the semi-final.
as a result of San Siro is being ready for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
Marotta has religion in Inter squad
MILAN, ITALY – JANUARY 20: FC Internazionale coach Cristian Chivu interacts with Petar Sucic of FC Internazionale throughout the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD7 match between FC Internazionale Milano and Arsenal FC at Stadio San Siro on January 20, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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“Inter are obliged to purpose for the utmost lead to each event they enter,”
“In fact, going into this tour de drive of video games, Chivu is correctly rotating the squad at his disposal. We have now a big squad, however certainly one of nice high quality, so we share his decisions and keep the utmost respect for Torino.”
There have been no actual January signings for Inter, though that they had appeared shut in some circumstances to getting new gamers.
“It’s a switch window for groups to restore issues, and we didn’t require that, as we did such sturdy work over the summer season. Chivu may depend on the gamers arising from the youth academy, so it’s passable,” assured Marotta.
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“We had that small difficulty of Dumfries, we don’t know precisely when he’ll be again, however we’re all optimistic he’ll return quickly. We have now the gamers to cowl the roles for all of the competitions we’re in.”
MILAN, ITALY – DECEMBER 03: Daniel Fila of Venezia FC is challenged by Matteo Cocchi and Carlos Augusto of FC Internazionale throughout the Coppa Italia match between FC Internazionale and Venezia FC at San Siro Stadium on December 03, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
The Nerazzurri are high of the Serie A desk and booked their place within the Champions League play-offs, however go into this sport with out injured Nicolò Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu and Denzel Dumfries.
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Matteo Darmian was meant to get his first begin of the season, however was as a substitute dominated out by a abdomen bug.
It means each Matteo Cocchi, who turned 19 on Sunday, and Issiaka Kamate get their full senior debuts for Inter.
Contemplating Inter have seven video games to play in February, are Milan the principle opponents for the Scudetto, aided additionally by their early Coppa Italia elimination?
“It isn’t only a duel with Milan, however all of the groups in these high locations, as they’ll all purpose for the utmost end result. Soccer is totally different to the previous, so the very fact Milan are the one ones in that group who’ve a single event to deal with, that is a bonus,” famous Marotta.
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“We’re accustomed to coping with quite a few video games, we performed 64 final season, reaching the Champions League Ultimate and competing to the very finish for the Scudetto. We mustn’t give in, we’ve acquired to struggle onerous with a bodily and psychological stress that comes with this schedule.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – DECEMBER 28: The FC Internazionale followers present their help throughout the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and FC Internazionale at New Steadiness Area on December 28, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Inter followers have been barred from attending away fixtures till March 23 as punishment for the one 19-year-old supporter who threw a firework that struck Cremonese goalkeeper Emil Audero on the weekend.
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“It was an awfully terrible and destructive gesture that has nothing to do with the values of sport that we’ve been proposing for the reason that youth academy. Sadly, some individuals are simply delinquents, the membership helps the judicial course of in opposition to this particular person to guard the membership and the followers who’ve very totally different values.
“We wish to put this behind us, as a result of the vast majority of Inter followers are completely not represented by this particular person,” added the Inter President.