It was not always like that, but in the last two seasons, Inter regularly dealt with Turin, sometimes with more and sometimes with less sweat. Let us remind you that for the whole last decade, Turin was a very unpleasant client for the Nerazzurri. In eight matches at San Siro before 2020, Inter only managed to beat Torino twice. With Conte on the bench, that trend has changed. This year, Inter recorded 18 victories at home, the most in the five strongest leagues in Europe. However, even if he reaches 19 triumphs, he will not reach the records of Juventus (2016) and Turin (1948), which scored 20 victories.⏪ | REWIND 🗓️ 27/05/2007 🏟️ #InterTorino 3-0⚽ @iomatrix23⚽ Maicon ⚽ @LuisFigo#ForzaInter pic.twitter.com/4v1taK9Rvp— Inter 🏆🇮🇹 (@Inter_en) December 21, 2021 This season, only Juventus and Atalanta escaped defeat from Inter at Meazza. On the other hand, Torino is not so good as a guest: five points in eight matches so far. But, the current Serie A champions should be careful, since Torino did lose matches against big clubs, but it was always with a close result and often undeserved. Simone Inzaghi wants to end the triumphal year of 2021 and use the opportunity to increase his advantage over Atalanta and put pressure on Milan, who will play later with Empoli. In the case of Nerazzurri’s victory and Rossoneri’s defeat, the difference between the two clubs would jump to seven points.Inter cannot count only on the injured Correa and the suspended Barella (yellow cards). Darmian returns to the team (he will be on the bench), and Vidal will replace Barella in the midfield. Lautaro Martinez is a safe starter, while Sanchez has little chance of endangering Dzeko in the starting lineup. It’s worth mentioning that Lautaro Martinez has written his name in the scorers in the last five Serie A matches, as well as that in the last four clashes with Turin, in the previous two seasons, he forced the Granata goalkeeper to take the ball out of the net.One more to go for Vlahovic to overtake CR7’s Serie A recordEmpoli is on the rise, Milan is in decline. The Rossoneri have won only eight points in the last seven matches, while the Tuscan club has scored three victories in the last five rounds, including the one against Napoli, and two draws. Milan arrived in the Tuscan town without seven first team players. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was added to the list in which are Kjaer, Calabria, Rebic, Leao, Plizzari and Pellegri. Coach Stefano Pioli does not want to risk the Swede who complained about his knee and was left in the Lombardy capital as a precaution.Juve closes in on Atalanta for the Champions League spotMilan will have an experienced Olivier Giroud in attack. The Frenchman has not been a starter in the Milan team for almost two months. In fact, the last time he started the match was against Turin at the end of October. Giroud will now have the opportunity to show that he still has that striker’s instinct for the goal. The Rossoneri have the imperative to win, considering that Juventus is just five points below, and before the game in Empoli, Fiorentina and Roma could also be only five points away, while Inter could escape at seven.In that context, Pioli and his chosen 11 will have to prove that they are capable of dealing with a lot of pressure. There are not many dilemmas about the line-up. The only doubts are Diaz, who has been unrecognizable lately, and Krunić, who could be an emergency solution for offensive play.SERIE A – Round 19TuesdayUdinese – Salernitana POSTPONEDGenoa – Atalanta 0-0Juventus – Cagliari 2-0 (1-0)/Kean 40, Bernadeschi 83/Wednesday18.30: (2.10) Sassuolo (3.50) Bologna (3.80)18.30: (4.40) Venezia (3.60) Lazio (1.90)20.30: (1.35) Inter (5.50) Torino (9.50)20.30: (1.60) Roma (4.10) Sampdoria (6.25)20.30: (2.95) Verona (3.40) Fiorentina (2.55)22.45: (4.60) Empoli (3.70) Milan (1.85)22.45: (1.25) Napoli (6.75) Spezia (13.0)***odds are subject to change
