The current campaign is not going well for either Bianconeri or Nerazzurri – two powerhouses of Italian football. Juventus sit eighth in Serie A and have been painfully downgraded from the Champions League to the Europa League while Inter Milan (even though still present with the European elite) are sixth and struggling to keep up with the leading sides, especially Napoli and city rivals AC Milan.Among the two, Inter have more to smile about. Not only did Nerazzurri beat Juventus to victory in last season’s Coppa Italia final and the Supercoppa Italiana, but they are also two points ahead of an ailing Old Lady before the teams reconvene this weekend.This is Victor Osimhen’s world we’re living inIn addition to seeing their series of Scudetti halted at nine by Inter in 2021, Juventus have since been pipped to two trophies by their Milanese rivals and are failing to match them this season too.There is some good news for the Turin side – they have won each of their last three league matches without conceding a single goal and all that with being aided by the addition of several starlets from their primavera ranks (injuries and a ponderous playing style have contributed to Juve’s struggles).Juventus are within 10 points of league leaders Napoli, but surely Massimiliano Allegri’s transitional side can compete for a top-four finish at best this term – and they meet one of their fellow contenders on Sunday.##EDITORS_CHOICE##After having an inconsistent start to the season, Inter are improving. They have won their last four league fixtures; scoring at least twice on each occasion and if they win tonight they could now win five in a row for the first time since January.Simone Inzaghi’s side hold a certain psychological edge over the Old Lady at the moment, having won three and drawn one of four encounters with Juventus last season.Following several returns from the club’s overcrowded treatment room, Juve’s hopes of reversing the recent trend in this fixture have been lifted. First-team stars Angel Di Maria, Bremer and Dusan Vlahovic have all recovered and are set to be available on Sunday.Allegri (Juventus coach): “Di Maria will be available against Inter.” pic.twitter.com/QjyoF7RjBc— BD Albiceleste 🇧🇩💙🇦🇷 (@bd_albiceleste) November 5, 2022 The latter may only be fit enough to start on the bench and despite having received criticism for his displays from several quarters, the Serbian has regularly found the net despite his team’s relative mediocrity; scoring eight goals in 15 appearances this term.Federico Chiesa finally made his comeback from injury as a substitute against PSG, but Paul Pogba remains out of commission, along with Leandro Paredes and Mattia De Sciglio.Inter, meanwhile, are expected to accelerate Marcelo Brozovic’s return from a thigh problem while Romelu Lukaku has suffered another setback and misses out again.Edin Dzeko is the most likely partner for Lautaro Martinez (who has scored just once in his eight Serie A games against Juve to date) up front in the Belgian’s absence.SERIE AFridayUdinese – Lecce 1-1 (0-1)/Beto 68 – Colombo 33/SaturdayEmpoli – Sassuolo 1-0 (0-0)/Baldanzi 64/Salernitana – Cremonese 2-2 (2-1)/Piatek 3, Coulibaly 38 – Okereke 12, Ciofani 89/Atalanta – Napoli 1-2 (1-2)/Lookman 16 pen – Osimhen 23, Elmas 35/Milan – Spezia 2-1 (1-0)/Hernandez 21, Giroud 89 – Maldini 59 /SundayBologna – Torino 2-1 (1-0)/Orsolini 64, Posch 73 – Lukic 26 pen/17.00: (2.27) Monza (3.35) Verona (3.35)17.00: (3.90) Sampdoria (3.50) Fiorentina (2.09)20.00: (2.09) Roma (3.50) Lazio (3.90)22.45: (3.05) Juventus (3.35) Inter (2.55)***odds are subject to change
