Inter coach Luciano Spalletti and his Sampdoria counterpart Marco Giampaolo have decided to field the following 22 players in this evenings Serie A fixture at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milano’s San Siro district, with kick-off scheduled for 18.00 CET.
The former Roma coach has surprisingly opted to play Roberto Gagliardini in the middle of the pitch next to Marcelo Brozovic, whilst Henrique Dalbert plays to the defence. Aside from that there are no surprises.
Inter (4-2-3-1): Samir Handanovic; Danilo D’Ambrosio, Stefan De Vrij, Milan Skriniar, Henrique Dalbert; Roberto Gagliardini, Marcelo Brozovic; Matteo Politano, Radja Nainggolan, Ivan Perisic; Lautaro Martinez.
Substitutes: Daniele Padelli, Tomasso Berni, Joao Miranda, Andrea Ranocchia, Cedric Soares, Kwadwo Asamoah, Joao Mario, Borja Valero, Matias Vecino, Antonio Candreva.
Injured: Sime Vrsaljko, Mauro Icardi, Keita Baldé.
Sampdoria (4-3-1-2): Audero; Bereszynski, Andersen, Tonelli, Murru; Praet, Ekdal, Linetty; Saponara; Quagliarella, Defrel
Substitutes: Belec, Rafael, Colley, Ferrari, Sala, Tavares, Vieira, Gabbiadini, Sau, Bahlouli.
Injured: Caprari, Barreto, Jankto and Ramirez.
Referee: Daniele Doveri.
Assistant referees: Carbone and Del Giovane.
VAR: Calvarese and Vivenzi.
Fourth Official: Aureliano.