Antonio Conte is working hard to improve Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez’s understanding before Inter make their Serie A bow against Lecce, according to Gazzetta.it.

Both players arrived late for preseason, albeit for different reasons, and are training hard in a bid to reach peak fitness before 26 August.

Lautaro joined up with the first team at the start of August after participating in the Copa America, while Lukaku only completed a move from Manchester United last week.

Sebastiano Esposito and Matteo Politano are likely to feature as well at San Siro given neither player will have 90 minutes in their legs.

Conte subjected his players to another grueling double session at Appiano Gentile yesterday, despite 15 August being a national holiday in Italy (‘Ferragosto’).

Inter will continue with the same training schedule until Sunday as Conte wants his players in the best physical condition possible against the newly-promoted outfit.

The Nerazzurri’s new nutritionist Matteo Pincella has provided each player with clear guidelines over what they should eat during lunches at Appiano.

Conte, Beppe Marotta and Steven Zhang are determined to leave no stone unturned in their bid to end Juventus’ dominance and bring the Scudetto back to San Siro.