Inter coach Luciano Spalletti and his colleague at Sassuolo Beppe Iachini have decided to field the following 22 playes in today’s Serie A fixture when the Neroverdi host the Nerazzurri at the Mapei Stadium with kick-off scheduled at 15.00 CET.

Spalletti has decided to give Marcelo Brozovic a place in the starting line-up for the third match in a row thus deciding to bench Portuguese international midfielder Joao Mario who is the subject of a lot of transfer rumours currently. Gagliardini returns to the line-up in suspended Matias Vecino’s place and Joao Cancelo starts on the left hand side of defence replacing Davide Santon and being chosen ahead of Yuto Nagatomo.

Sassuolo (4-3-3): 47 Consigli; 21 Lirola, 24 Goldaniga, 15 Acerbi, 13 Peluso; 7 Missiroli, 4 Magnanelli, 32 Duncan; 25 Berardi, 11 Falcinelli, 16 Politano.

Substitutes: 77 Pegolo, 28 Cannavaro, 23 Gazzola, 26 Rogerio, 6 Mazzitelli, 22 Frattesi, 90 Ragusa, 17 Pierini, 14 Scamacca, 10 Matri.

Inter (4-2-3-1):  1 Handanovic; 33 D’Ambrosio, 37 Skriniar, 25 Miranda, 7 Joao Cancelo; 5 Gagliardini, 20 Borja Valero; 87 Candreva, 77 Brozovic, 44 Perisic; 9 Icardi.

Substitutes: 27 Padelli, 46 Berni, 13 Ranocchia, 29 Dalbert, 21 Santon, 55 Nagatomo, 10 Joao Mario, 17 Karamoh, 23 Eder, 99 Pinamonti.