RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – JANUARY 02: Denzel Dumfries of FC Internazionale celebrates his team’s first goal during the Italian Super Cup semi-final match between FC Internazionale and Atalanta at Al Awwal Park on January 02, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Abdullah Ahmed/Getty Images)
Inter are back in Serie A action on Sunday night as they look to close the gap on Napoli at the top of the table in their home game against Empoli at San Siro.
Simone Inzaghi has some selection headaches to deal with. Pre-match reports suggest that Benjamin Pavard is likely to return to the back three alongside Stefan De Vrij, but some media outlets claim that Carlos Augusto should start ahead of Alessandro Bastoni on the left of the three.
Hakan Calhanoglu is still unavailable, and while Henrikh Mkitaryan is expected to return to the team, it might still be too early to see him in the starting lineup, which likely means a midfield of Nicolo Barella, Kristjan Asllani again and Piotr Zielinski. .
Lautaro Martinez should keep his place up front, but Mehdi Taremi could try his luck in place of Marcus Thuram alongside him.
Kick-off is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. GMT.
-Inter vs Empoli : compositions probables
Inter (3-5-2) : Summer ; Pavard, De Vrij, C. Augusto; Dumfries, Barella, Asllani, Zielinski, Dimarco; Taremi, L. Martinez.
Empoli (3-5-2): Hacksaws; Goglichidze, Ismajli, Viti ; Gyasi, Maleh, Grassi, Cacace, Pezzella; Esposito, Colombo.
Where to watch Inter vs. Empoli
Tonight’s match will be available live in the UK on TNT Sports 1 and online via Discovery+. Those in the United States will be able to watch via Paramount+.
Join us for all the pre-match build-up, game coverage and post-match reactions on the Football Italia live blog.
