Our Inter Milan predicted lineup will see Sebastiano Esposito partner Lautaro Martinez up top against Fluminense in the Club World Cup on Monday.
Esposito will replace younger brother Francesco who has pulled out injured. The latter made his full debut against River Plate in the final group game and scored the opening goal in the 2-0 win.
If Cristian Chivu’s men get the better of the Brazilian’s at the Bank of America Stadium, they’ll go on to face either current champions Man City or Simone Inzaghi’s Al-Hilal in the quarters.
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Inter Milan Team News Vs Fluminense
Marcus Thuram is edging closer to a return but the France international will have to settle for a place on the bench if he is passed fit to feature.
Therefore, Sebastiano Esposito will start alongside Lautaro Martinez in offense. The former is still looking for his first Club World Cup goal.
Yann Bisseck is not quite ready to return just yet. The same is likely to apply to Hakan Calhanoglu, Piotr Zielinski and Benjamin Pavard. The quartet are all recovering from injury.
Full-back Denzel Dumfries will keep his spot in the right wing-back role. Davide Frattesi has returned to Italy for further tests after suffering with injury and fatigue. He will not feature at all in the tournament.
Elsewhere, Carlos Augusto believes Inter have less ‘fear’ under Cristian Chivu compared to Simone Inzaghi. The Brazilian is also pushing to make the starting lineup but will likely be utilized from the bench.
Inter Predicted Lineup Vs Fluminense
The fastest payout betting sites are all in favor of Inter making the quarter-final on Monday. If Cristian Chivu starts with his strongest available lineup against Fluminense, the Italians should get the job done.
Chivu is set to stick with his 3-5-2 formation at the Bank of America Stadium. Yann Sommer will start in goal and the attacking duo of Sebastiano Esposito and Lautaro Martinez will start up top.
Midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu is in line to start on the bench. Therefore, summer signing Petar Sucic is primed to start after his strong showing against River Plate.
Inter Milan predicted lineup vs Fluminense (3-5-2): Sommer; Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Sucic, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; S. Esposito, Martínez
