Derby d’Italia will be a generational duel. On one side, Inter Milan, with the oldest squad in Serie A, with an average age of 29 years and 255 days. On the other, Juventus’ second-youngest crew in the league, aged below 25 years on average. The Bianconeri are the only undefeated team in Serie A, while the Nerazzurri noted five consecutive wins (two clean-sheet) after the loss in the city derby against AC Milan.Derby d’Italia…. pic.twitter.com/LSJw61MNZc— JuveFC (@juvefcdotcom) October 25, 2024 Since Simone Inzaghi took over Inter’s bench, he recorded two wins and as many draws and defeats, with both victories coming at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. In the past year, the Italian champions have lost only one home game – a month ago to the Rossoneri – noting 14 triumphs and four draws. Conversely, Thiago Motta’s Juve perform better away from home, being the only team in the European TOP 5 leagues without a conceded away goal.Zirkzee likes United but would like to be (re)united with Motta moreDusan Vlahovic will be the Old Lady’s primary hope when it comes to scoring, as the Serb netted the most goals in the Serie A in 2024 – 15, followed by Inter’s Marcus Thuram with 13. The Juventus forward is still scoreless at Meazza and will be up against a rather negative tradition. The Nerazzurri captain and Vlahovic’s counterpart in Inter’s ranks, Lautaro Martinez, plays excellently, scoring four times in all competitions in five previous games.Inzaghi faces two dilemmas regarding the starting 11. The first and foremost refers to the midfielder in charge of creativity, and according to sources, Piotr Zielinski is closer to the place in the XI than Kristjan Asllani. The second concerns the right flank, where Denzel Dumfries has more chances to start than Matteo Darmian.Calhanoglu in trouble over conncection with hooligan groupsSurprisingly or not, Motta could leave Kenan Yildiz on the bench and give his spot in the lineup to Timothy Weah, causing Juventus to play with two centre-forwards. In addition, both Nicolo Savona and Juan Cabal are in the mix for the place in defence. Should the first start, Andrea Cambiaso will play at left-back.Derby Day in Serie A today, with Lilian Thuram’s two sons playing for either side – Khéphren for Juve, Marcus for Inter #JuveInter pic.twitter.com/SgGLVnK0IT— Italian Football News 🇮🇹 (@footitalia1) October 27, 2024 Finally, emotions and the past will also be involved in today’s match, as Lilian Thuram’s heart will be “pulled apart” into two pieces. One will support his older son Marcus, of Inter, and the other the younger Khephren of Juve. Former Nerazzurri midfielder Sergio Conceicao will experience similar “torments,” as his son Francisco wears the Bianconeri’s jersey.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 9Friday Udinese – Cagliari 2-0 (1-0)/Lucca 38, Davis 78/Torino – Como 1-0 (0-0)/Njie 75/Saturday Napoli – Lecce 1-0 (0-0)/Di Lorenzo 73/Bologna – Milan POSTPONEDAtalanta – Verona 6-1 (5-1)/De Roon 6, Retegui 9, 58, De Ketelaere 14, Lookman 29, 34 – Sarr 42/Sunday Parma – Empoli 1-1 (0-1)/Charpentier 80 – Coulibaly 35 og/17.00: (1.53) Lazio (4.10) Genoa (6.50)17.00: (2.15) Monza (3.30) Venezia (3.50)20.00: (1.80) Inter (3.65) Juventus (5.00)22.45: (2.50) Fiorentina (3.30) Roma (2.85)***odds are subject to change***
