Both defender Danilo D’Ambrosio and wingback Robin Gosens are set to be among a rotated Inter starting eleven in this weekend’s Serie A match away to Empoli.
This according to today’s print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, via FCInterNews, who report that the pair will both start as four or five changed can be expected to the team that drew with Benfica on Tuesday for Sunday’s match at the Stadio Carlo Castellani.
It is now the most hectic and demanding period of the entire season for Inter, who are still fighting on three fronts over the final weeks of the campaign.
Moreover, with a place in the top four of the Serie A table far from certain and key knockout matches against Juventus in the Coppa Italia and AC Milan in the Champions League on the way, there will be no matches that are anything less than must-win for the Nerazzurri.
Accordingly, squad rotation is set to be a key tool for Inter coach Simone Inzaghi as he navigates the team through their treacherous upcoming fixture list.
Accordingly, it is little surprise that the coach could decide to make more than just a couple changes to the team that secured qualification to the Champions League semifinals with a wild 3-3 draw against Benfica on Tuesday for Sunday’s trip to Tuscany.
On the right side of the defense, the Corriere predicts that D’Ambrosio will take the place of Matteo Darmian, with Denzel Dumfries retaining his spot at wingback.
On the opposite flank to Dumfries, Federico Dimarco is predicted to drop out of the lineup from Tuesday’s match.
In his place, Gosens is set to start, with the German international being given an opportunity to prove his quality.
The Corriere’s complete predicted starting eleven for the match is as follows:
Inter (3-5-2): Onana; D’Ambrosio, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Gosens; Lukaku, Correa.