Udinese vs Inter Milan: Match Preview and Predicted Lineups
Inter Milan have set their sights on the Serie A title, halfway through this season, as they sit first. The nerazzurri are three points clear of second place rivals AC Milan, and they are hopeful to extend their lead on the rest of Serie A. Inter have played their last two games at home and are now preparing to travel to Udine.
A win for Inter would temporarily give them a six point lead ahead of their cross town rivals. However, tenth place Udinese stand in their way, as the I Bianconeri look to claw back points to Europe. As of right now they sit six points, behind seventh place Atalanta, and Udinese won’t go down without a fight.
This game will be the second game of the weekend, after Pisa managed a draw against Atalanta yesterday. The game in Udine will kickoff at 3pm local time, and the weather will be cold, but without rain. Inter will like their chances away from home, however Udinese will fight to steal a point or all three.
Predicted Lineup: Udinese (4-4-1-1)
Maduka Okoye
Hassane Kamara, Oumar Solet, Christian Kabasele, Thomas Kristensen
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Jesper Karlstrom, Jakub Piorowski, Alessandro Zanoli
Arthur Atta
Keinan Davis
Udinese will shift formation from their two all draw at home against Pisa as they look to stop Milan. This change from a 3-5-2 to a 4-4-1-1 sees Nicolo Bertola, Lennon Miller and Nicolo Zainolo drop to the bench for Thomas Kristensen, Jakub Piorowski and Arthur Atta taking their places.
Predicted Lineup: Inter Milan (3-5-2)
Yann Sommer
Yann Aurel Bisseck, Manuel Akanji, Carlos Augusto
Luis Henrique, Petar Sucic, Nicolo Barella, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Federico Dimarco
Lautaro Martinez, Pio Esposito
Inter will take the chance against Udinese to rotate some of their players before the Champions League midweek. Manuel Akanji will be the only centre back remaining from Lecce, with Acerbi and Bastoni going to the bench. In the midfield Petar Sucic will replace the injured Hakan Calhanoglu. And in attack both will change with Marcus Thuram and Ange-Yoan Bonny dropping to the bench for Lautaro Martinez and Wednesday goalscorer, Pio Esposito.
All predicted lineups come from Gazzetta Dello Sport
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Bologna vs Roma: Match Preview and Predicted Lineups
Bologna are set to continue on their Europa League, journey today after a win against Brann in the round of 32. They are now set to face Roma, in an all Italian Derby in the Round of 16. Bologna come into the game over a shocking loss on the weekend against Hellas Verona.
Roma come into this game in similar circumstances after a shock loss to Genoa last weekend. Both teams lost 2-1 in the games that they were favoured in. They are now looking to turn their form around in today’s game to take a first leg lead, before travelling to Rome.
The first leg of the game, will be played in Bologna, before the second leg at the Stadio Olimpico next week. Roma, earnt the advantage of playing at home in the second leg by finishing top eight in the group stage. Roma managed to edge out Bolgona as they two sides finished eighth and ninth.
Predicted Lineups via Sky Sport
Bologna 4-3-3
Lukasz Skorupski
Juan Miranda, Martin Vitik, Jhon Lucumi, Joao Mario
Tommaso Pogeba, Remo Freuler, Lewis Ferguson
Jonathan Rowe, Thjis Dallinga, Federico Bernardeschi
Roma 3-4-2-1
Mile Svilar
Mario Hermoso, Evan Ndicka, Daniele Ghilardi
Wesley, Niccolo Pisilli, Manu Kone, Zeki Celik
Bryan Cristante, Bryan Zaragoza
Donyell Malen
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Atalanta vs Bayern Munich: Match Preview and Predicted Lineups
Atalanta are set to play the first leg of their round of 16, Champions League clash. This comes after they managed to make it past the Round of 32, against Dortmund, with a 4-1 win at home. The tie was won late with a 90+8 penalty being the only thing separating the two sides.
Atalanta have now won the rights to face Dortmund biggest rivals, Bayern Munich. Bayern sit first of the Bundesliga being, 11 points clear of second place Dortmund. They have also won 7 games in a row before today’s game, including a 3-2 win over rivals Dortmund.
Meanwhile, Atalanta have had up and down league form this season. Atalanta have not won since their win over Dortmund, with two draws and a loss. They will look to turn their form around today, against Bayern however it won’t be easy. The home ground advantage will be big in Bergamo, as they hope to build a lead before the second leg in Munich.
Predicted Lineups via Gazzetta Dello Sport
Atalanta: 3-4-2-1
Marco Carnesecchi
Sead Kolasinac, Isak Hien, Berat Djimsiti
Lorenzo Bernasconi, Mario Pasalic, Marten De Roon, Davide Zappacosta
Nicola Zalewski, Lazar Samardzic
Gianluca Scamacca
Atalanta will make four changes from their two-two draw against Udinese at the weekend. In defence Odilon Kossonou will be replaced by Berat Djimsiti on the right side of the defence. Palladino will go for experience in midfield with Marten De Roon and Davide Zappacosta replacing Yunus Musah and Raoul Bellanova. Kamaldeen Sulemana will also be dropped to the bench after a poor game for Nicola Zalewski.
Bayern Munich: 4-2-3-1
Jonas Urbig
Konrad Laimer, Jonathan Tah, Dayot Upamecano, Josip Stanisic
Aleksandar Pavlovic, Joshua Kimmich
Luis Diaz, Serge Gnabry, Michael Olise
Harry Kane
Bayern Munich will make heavy changes from their win against Gladbach on the weekend. In defence Jonathan Tah and Josip Stanisic come in for Min-Jae Kim and Tom Bischof. Aleksandar Pavlovic will allow Leon Goretzka some rest in the holding positions. Michael Olise and Serge Gnabry join the attack replacing Lennart Karl and Jamal Musiala. While Harry Kane reclaims his starting spot from Nicolas Jackson for the first leg of the tie.
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Inter Milan vs Genoa: Match Preview and Predicted Lineups
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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