Inter may shock Juventus by throwing Hakan Calhanoglu and Nicolò Barella straight again into the beginning XI after their restoration from harm.
It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET) on Saturday.
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with the Nerazzurri on glowing type, having picked up 34 out of an out there 36 factors on their present Serie A run, stumbling solely in a 2-2 draw with reigning Champions of Italy Napoli.
Additionally they have nearly an empty remedy room, as solely Denzel Dumfries stays out of motion following ankle surgical procedure.
Inter carry again star midfielders
MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 04: Nicolo Barella of Internazionale warms up previous to the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and US Cremonese at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on October 04, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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Calhanoglu returned to coaching on Tuesday for the primary time since spraining his left soleus muscle in opposition to Napoli on January 11.
Barella had a proper thigh problem simply earlier than the Champions League journey to Borussia Dortmund on January 28.
Contemplating the lengthy lay-offs and significance of the match, it had been assumed that each would begin on the bench in opposition to Juventus.
If anybody was going to step in, then it could be Barella rather than Petar Sucic.
MILAN, ITALY – JANUARY 11: Hakan Calhanoglu of FC Internazionale Milano celebrates scoring his crew’s second aim with teammates throughout the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 11, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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Nevertheless, that Cristian Chivu may throw each midfielders into the beginning XI, preserving maintain of Piotr Zielinski.
It could ship Sucic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan to the sidelines to start with.
In defence, he appears assured of sticking with Yann Bisseck, Manuel Akanji and Alessandro Bastoni.
Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, Akanji, Bastoni; Luis Henrique, Barella, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Dimarco; Lautaro Martinez, M Thuram