It has been an interesting start to the transfer season for the Nerazzurri as much of the news has been dominated by the on-going contract negotiations with striker Mauro Icardi.It is likely that Spalletti will slot in Lautaro Martinez to start up top for Inter. Martinez has three goals and an assist in his 12 Serie A appearances this season. His best match this season was picking up a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win over Frosinone back in November.
Inter has won three of their last five Serie A matches with their last loss coming at Juventus in the first Derby d’Italia. But, the Nerazzurri have struggled to find the back of the net in those five matches — scoring just five goals total.While there are no injury concerns for Inter, it is completely possible that Spalletti decides to rest other players like Radja Nainggolan and Ivan Perisic — only bringing them on if needed.One question will be whether Samir Handanovic will start in goal over Daniele Padelli.
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I would expect Joao Mario, Keita Balde and Matteo Politano to earn starts for Inter Sunday.Perhaps the biggest challenge of this match will be playing without a crowd as Inter serve a two-match closed stadium ban following racial slurs and violence after their 1-0 win over Napoli.
Lineup: Handanovic; Vrsaljko, Miranda, De Vrij, Asamoah; D’Ambrosio, Mario, Vecino; Politano, Balde, Martinez.
