Prediction: Inter Milan to win 4-0
Best Odds: 13/2
Inter Milan and Lecce will lock horns with each other in Serie A this week. The match between Cristian Chivu’s side and Eusebio Di Francesco’s team will be held at San Siro in Milan and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time on Wednesday.
Inter Milan
Inter Milan are one of the biggest clubs in Italy and came close to winning Serie A last season. I Nerazzurri also reached the final of the UEFA Champions League, but they lost heavily to Paris Saint-Germain.
Now under the management of Cristian Chivu, Inter have recovered after going through a bad spell. The Nerazzurri are at the top of the Serie A table at the moment with 43 points from 19 matches, three points ahead of second-placed and city-rivals AC Milan
Inter will head into the Serie A game against Lecce in Milan on Wednesday evening on the back of a 2-2 draw with Napoli at home in the league. It came after a 2-0 victory over Parma on the road in Serie A, which followed a 3-1 win against Bologna at San Siro in the league.
Team News:
Inter Milan are likely to line up in a 3-5-2 formation against Lecce at San Siro in Serie A on Wednesday evening. Yann Sommer will be in goal and will have Yann Bisseck, Manuel Akanji and Alessandro Bastoni in front of him in defence. Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu and Piotr Zielinski will be deployed in midfield, with Luis Henrique and Federico Dimarco the two wide players. Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez will be deployed as the two centre-forwards.
Lecce
Lecce are a modest club in Italy and are happy to be just part of the 20-team Serie A. I Giallorossi ended up 17th in the Serie A table last season and will be more than happy to finish in a similar position this time around.
Eusebio Di Francesco’s side, though, are in real danger of getting relegated to Serie B at the moment. Lecce have picked up only 17 points from 19 matches in Serie A so far this season and are just three points above the bottom three, although they have a game in hand.
Lecce will head into the Serie A game against Inter Milan on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Parma at home in the league. It came after a 2-0 loss at the hands of AS Roma in front of their fans in Serie A, which followed a 1-1 draw with Juventus in Turin in the league.
Team News:
Lecce are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Inter Milan at San Siro on Wednesday evening. Wladimiro Falcone will be in goal and will have Danilo Veiga, Gaby Lean Tiago Gabriel and Corrie Ndaba in front of him in defence. Ylber Ramadani and Youssef Maleh will be the two holding midfielders. Santiago Pierotti, Mohamed Drame and Filip Marchwinski will be deployed in attacking midfield. Nikola Stulic will start as the centre-forward.
Key Factors to Consider
- Lautaro Martinez has scored 10 goals and given 4 assists in 19 Serie A matches for Inter Milan so far this season.
- Hakan Calhanoglu has scored 7 goals and given 2 assists in 16 Serie A matches for Inter Milan so far this season.
- Inter Milan have scored 42 goals and conceded 17 goals in 19 Serie A games so far this campaign.
- Lecce have won just 4 of their 19 Serie A games so far this campaign.
- Lecce have scored 13 goals and conceded 27 goals in 19 Serie A games so far this season.
Conclusion
Inter Milan are a much better team than Lecce, and playing at home will also give them an advantage. It is very likely that this particular game will end in a comfortable win for Inter.
Prediction: Inter Milan to win 4-0
Best Odds: 13/2
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