Do Inter have the strength to get involved in the fight for the Scudetto? In order to get closer to the leader Napoli enough to threaten them, Nerazzurri practically must not lose any of the following matches in Serie A. Starting with the duel with Empoli at Giuseppe Meazza, on Monday at 22.45 in the 19th round.Before the last match of the first half of the Italian championship, the Nerazzurri have 13 points less than the Neapolitans with a game less. Between them is the defender of the throne AC Milan, with a point more than Inter, followed by Roma, Atalanta and Lazio.Gloomy days in Turin: At least 80,000,000 euros from the Champions League to be lost, shares’ value crashingGenerally, there is plenty of time to turn the tables, but not much room for error. Inter must not underestimate Empoli, because it is a team that is on the rise. The guests are undefeated in 2023, they drew away to Udinese (1-1) and Lazio (2-2), and then defeated Sampdoria (1-0) at home.However, what can be said about Inter’s form?! The giant from Milan, including the games before the World Cup break, has a streak of seven competitive games without defeat. In the Serie A, they beat Bologna, Atalanta, Napoli and Verona, and only played 2-2 against Monza. At the same time, they eliminated Parma from the Italian Cup at the beginning of January, and then five days ago defeated city rivals AC Milan in the Italian Super Cup, which took place in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. Inter thus won the first trophy of the season, quite convincingly (3-0).##EDITORS_CHOICE##Nerazzurri strategist Simone Inzaghi can’t count on goalkeeper Samir Handanovic due to injury, as he couldn’t during most of the season, but the excellent Andre Onana is there, so Inzaghi doesn’t worry too much. Therefore, perhaps with a little more anxiety, he is waiting for the medical team’s report on the condition of Romelu Lukaku and Marcelo Brozovic. Both have problems, so the question is whether they will be ready for tonight’s match.On the other hand, Empoli is not quite complete either, which is expected at this stage of the season. There are three injured in the away team, Mattia Destro, Alberto Grassi and Ardian Ismaili did not travel to Milan.Empoli haven’t won a single point at Giuseppe Meazza since 2004. Inter kept all three points in front of their fans in the last 11 meetings.#InterEmpoli in Sede “Mario Parizia” a #Cuneo su Maxischermo HD, per i soci a partire dalle 20,15. Obbligatoria prenotazione.Su https://t.co/paNfns1nPr tutte le informazioni.Formazione via @Gazzetta_it 💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤🖤 pic.twitter.com/HgHEWYNqd4— Inter Club Cuneo (@InterclubCN) January 23, 2023 SERIE ASaturdayHellas Verona – Lecce 2-0 (1-0)/Depaoli 40, Lazovic 54/Salernitana – Napoli 0-2 (0-1)/Di Lorenzo 45+3, Osimhen 48/Fiorentina – Torino 0-1 (0-1)/Miranchuk 33/SundaySampdoria – Udinese 0-1 (0-0)/Ehizibue 88/Monza – Sassuolo 1-1 (0-1)/Caprari 60 – Ferrari 13/Spezia – Roma 0-2 (0-1)/El Shaarawy 45, Abraham 49/Juventus – Atalanta 3-3 (2-1)/Di Maria 25, Milik 34, Danilo 65 – Lookman 4, 53, Maehle 46/Monday20.30: (1.95) Bologna (3.40) Cremonese (4.10)22.45: (1.30) Inter (6.00) Empoli (11.0)Tuesday22.45: (3.30) Lazio (3.35) Milan (2.35)***odds are subject to change
