Inter vs Kairat Almaty Match Preview.

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4 months ago

November 5, 2025

Inter are hunting to take top spot in the Champions League table so far this season sitting three points off first place Bayern, who have a game in hand. Inter are hopeful that they can guarantee a top eight finish from where they are so far in third. This would allow them two games off in the middle of January one.

These games off could be crucial as they push to reclaim the Scudetto after finishing second last season. This has been helped by the rejuvenation as Christian Chivu has taken over as coach. Chivu has Inter tied for second while only being one point behind first place, Napoli after ten league games.

Chivu could use the chance to rest some of his starters including Latauro Martinez, however this carries risks. Inter tried to do this at the weekend while playing away at Verona. This lead to them going one-nil down in the first half before, making changes. Inter then managed to get two goals back having to wait until the 93rd minute for the winner.

Predicted starting XI (3-5-2) via Sky Sport Italia

Yann Sommer

Carlos Augusto, Stefan De Vrij, Yann Aurel Bisseck

Federico Di Marco, Piotr Zielinski, Nicolo Barella, Davide Frattesi, Denzel Dumfries

Pio Esposito, Lautaro Martinez

This lineup will see two of the back three change with only Yann Aurel Bisseck staying in the side. This will see Alessandro Bastoni had a rest. This comes after he played the full 90 in Internazionale last three games. Carlos Augusto will be moved to the backline as well with De Vrij to complete the back three.

Carlos Augusto moving to the defence will see, Federico Di Marco start on the left. Denzel Dumfries will also make another start replacing Luis Henrique who is still struggling to find his feet in Milan. In the middle Hakan Calhanoglu will be given a rest after scoring two games in a row with Nicolo Barella coming in.

Next to him Petar Sucic will also be given a rest with Davide Frattesi set to return to the starting eleven. Lautaro Martinez will have a new strike partner with Pio Esposito set to start. However, sky add in their comments that Ange-Yoan Bonny and Pio Esposito could be the starting duo.

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Inter Milan vs Genoa: Match Preview and Predicted Lineups

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1 day ago

February 28, 2026

Marcus Guarnera

Inter Milan will host Genoa today as they look to bounce back from a tough loss in the Champions League to Bodo Glimt. Bodo Glimt beat Inter over both legs including a 2-1 win at the San Siro. However, Inter are still firing winning all over their last five league matches.

Meanwhile Genoa are looking to build on a big win against Torino last weekend. This came after Genoa went winless in their last three Serie A games, including losses to Napoli and Lazio. But, travelling to the San Siro to play Inter Milan or AC Milan is always a hard task.

The last time these two sides faced off was on the 15th of December in Genoa. Inter came out flying in that game with Yann Aurel Bisseck and Lautaro Martinez scoring in the first half. Genoa would claw a goal back in a boring second half but it wouldn’t be enough to earn any points.

Predicted Lineups

Inter Milan 3-5-2:

Yann Sommer

Yann Bisseck, Francesco Acerbi, Manuel Akanji

Luís Henrique, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Piotr Zieliński, Petar Sučić, Carlos Augusto

Ange-Yoan Bonny, Marcus Thuram

Alessandro Bastoni will be rested for Inter today after scoring against Bodo Glimt, with Francesco Acerbi taking his place in the lineup. In midfield Cristian Chivu will make three changes with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Petar Sucic and Carlos Augutso coming in, for Dimarco, Barella and Frattesi. Meanwhile it will be an all french striker partnership with Ange-Yoan Bonny and Marcus Thuram.

Genoa – 3-5-2:

Justin Bijlow

Alessandro Marcandalli, Leo Østigård, Johan Vásquez

Mikael Ellertsson, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Morten Frendrup, Tommaso Baldanzi, Aarón Martín

Vítor Ferreira, Lorenzo Colombo

Genoa will use an unchanged defence from the side that kept a clean sheet against Torino. Brooke Norton-Cuffy will drop to the bench for Aarón Martin, being the only change in midfield. Caleb Ekuban will drop to the bench despite scoring against Torino for Vitor Ferreira.

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Hellas Verona vs Napoli: Match Preview and Predicted Lineups

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1 day ago

February 28, 2026

Marcus Guarnera

Hellas Verona are set to host Napoli this Saturday afternoon, as the season continues along. This comes as Verona are winless in their last five games, picking up only a singular draw in that time. This has left them sitting tied for last on points in Serie A with only 15 through the first 26 games.

However, they face no easy opponent with Napoli coming into town. Napoli are looking to bounce back from a slow patch being winless in their last three games. Antonio Conte will push his side to pickup all three points to get the season and Champions League qualification back on track.

Giovane Nascimento is set to return to his former side after leaving for Napoli in January. Giovane has already lit up the scene for Napoli with five assists so far, and will hope to do the same in Verona. However, he will likely have limited time to do so as he is expected to come off the bench.

Predicted Lineups

Hellas Verona 3-5-2

Lorenzo Montipò

Armel Bella-Kotchap, Victor Nelsson, Andrias Edmundsson

Domagoj Bradarić, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Roberto Gagliardini, Abdou Harroui, Martin Frese

Amin Sarr, Kieron Bowie

Hellas Verona will make no changes in defence from their 3-0 loss away at Sassuolo. However, they will make two changes in midfield with Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro and Roberto Gagliardini coming into the team. Meanwhile the attack will also go unchanged.

Napoli 3-4-2-1

Vanja Milinković-Savić

Sam Beukema, Alessandro Buongiorno, Juan Jesus

Matteo Politano, Stanislav Lobotka, Eljif Elmas, Leonardo Spinazzola

Alisson Santos, Antonio Vergara

Rasmus Højlund

Napoli also won’t change their defence from their loss against Atalanta last weekend. Both of the wingbacks will change for Napoli with Matteo Politano and Leonardo Spinazzola replacing Pasquale Mazzocchi and Miguel Gutierrez. The two attacking midfielders and striker won’t change for Napoli either.

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Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta: Match Preview and Predicted Lineups

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2 weeks ago

February 17, 2026

Marcus Guarnera

Atalanta are set to kickoff their Champions League knockout campaign today, as they travel to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund. Atalanta will be hoping to travel home with a okay result at the least, as a win in Dortmund will be hard. Especially as they are set of face Dortmund’s tough “yellow wall”.

Despite the game being a tough one, the I Nerazzurri won’t give up on an away result. This comes as they have won their last three games including away wins against Juventus and Lazio. Raffaele Palladino has a side not afraid of traveling so they could fight for a result today.

The two sides have meet in the round of 32 before, doing so in the 2017/18 season this came in the Europa League. Dortmund lost the first leg at home 3-2 and saw out a 1-1 draw in Bergamo. These results could happen again with how the teams are currently playing.

Dortmund currently sit second in the Bundesliga table, but they are six points behind Bayern. They could decide to shift their focus to success in Europe, rather than in Germany. This would make it hard for Atalanta as they are coming off a hard win vs Lazio on Saturday.

Predicted Lineup: Atalanta (3-4-2-1)

Marco Carnesecchi

Honest Anahor, Berat Djimsiti, Giorgio Scalvini

Lorenzo Bernasconi, Marten De Roon, Ederson, Davide Zappacosta

Nicola Zalewski, Lazar Samardzic

Gianluca Scamacca

Atalanta are set to make only one change from their win over Lazio. This will see Nikola Kristovic, who has been a top player for Atalanta this season, however Gianluca Scamacca will play instead. This comes as Scamacca has been linked to a contract extension.