MILAN, ITALY – DECEMBER 06: Nicolò Barella of FC Internazionale celebrates his team's second goal from a penalty together with teammates Marcus Thuram, Hakan Calhanoglu and Henrikh Mkhitaryan during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Parma at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on December 06, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Inter's defense continues to be hit by injuries, meaning Simone Inzaghi could be forced to field an unprecedented three-man defense in the trip to Como on Monday night.
Kick-off is scheduled for 20:45 CET (19:45 GMT) at the San Siro stadium in Milan.
With both Stefan De Vrij and Matteo Darmian likely to be ruled out with knee problems, the Nerazzurri coach is considering deploying Alessandro Bastoni at the center of the defensive trident, with Yan Bisseck and Carlos Augusto on the flanks.
Surprisingly, Nicolò Barella seems to have completely recovered from the slight injury suffered in the last match against Lazio and could start in midfield, as reported by Sky Sport Italia and Gazzetta dello Sport.
Denzel Dumfries and Federico Dimarco will return to the starting XI at full-backs after being rested in the Italian Cup match against Udinese in midweek, as will Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez, who are ready to line up in attack.
Como returned to winning ways last weekend after more than two months and coach Cesc Fabregas will rely on an attacking trio of Gabriel Strefezza, Nico Paz and Alieu Fadera to cause problems for the Nerazzurri, with Andrea Belotti set to have a another possibility as a center forward at the expense of Patrick Cutrone.
Inter-Como where to watch on TV
The San Siro match will be available to watch and stream live via TNT Sports 1 and One Football in the UK. Fans in the United States can stream it live on Paramount+. DAZN holds the TV rights for the match in Italy. You can also follow every minute of the action on Football Italia's live blog.
Inter-Como – Probable lineups
International (3-5-2): Summer; Bisseck, Bastoni, Carlos Augusto; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez.
Like (4-2-3-1): Queen; Van der Brempt, Goldaniga, Kempf, Barba; Sergi Roberto, Da Cunha; Strefezza, Nico Paz, Fadera; Belotti.
