Inter Milan
Inter is coming to this first leg of Coppa Italia with positive thoughts, as they appeared pretty dominating in their last home match against Benevento when they recorded a convincing 4:0 victory.
They took the lead already in the 7th minute when the visitors scored an own goal but left the impression that they came here for much more. The hosts completely overrun Benevento in the second part, as they scored three more times, leaving the visitors with absolutely no chance to be somewhat competitive in this clash, also being limited to nothing in the offense.
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Inter currently holds 2nd spot in the rankings, being only two points in deficit compared to the leading Milan.
Inter Milan team news
Forward Lukaku (19/14) will miss out due to suspension, as well as midfielder Hakimi (20/6) for the same reason.
Juventus
Juventus, seemingly played just enough to record a 0:2 victory in the last Serie A match on the road against Sampdoria and justified the role of a strong favorite.
They appeared sharper with the ball during the first part, successfully taking the lead in the 20th minute over Chiesa. Their overall performance decreased a bit when the match moved to the second, but that didn’t stop them to be effective one more time just before the full-time via Ramsey and set the final result in this clash.
Juventus is currently at 4th spot in the standings, still being competitive for Scuddeto, but they need to continue to appear far more confidently.
Juventus team news
Forward Dybala (11/2) is out injured, without having fresh injury worries for this clash.
This season, there is more with the hosts
Surely, a tough one is ahead, as both sides have high appetites every season in Italy. The visitors from Turin certainly have the means to be dangerous, but I don’t think that they can fully match Inter in the first leg. Cautious performance is likely, but also an advantage is with the home side, as their performances this season are noticeably better. After all, Juventus didn’t have a good time last time they met, as they were routinely outplayed with a 2:0 result very recently.
