Inter Milan versatile defender Matteo Darmian will start against Lazio as the two clubs reveal their official lineups ahead of the Italian Super Cup semi-final clash.
The Nerazzurri and the Biancocelesti will clash heads at Al-Awwal Stadium in Riyadh. The encounter kicks off at 20:00 CET.
Whoever prevails in this showdown will meet Napoli in the final of the first-ever expanded version of the competition. The Partenopei beat Fiorentina by three goals to nil on Thursday.
Simone Inzaghi has already won two Super Cups since taking charge of the club, but he’ll be looking to make it three on the trot.
The first order of business for the 47-year-old will be overcoming his former employers Lazio. To succeed in this mission, he has decided to field his strongest available lineup.
Inter Milan Coach Simone Inzaghi Picks Matteo Darmian At Right Wingback
Yann Sommer starts in goal, with Benjamin Pavard, Francesco Acerbi and Alessandro Bastoni ahead of him.
On the ring wing, Matteo Darmian gets the nod rather than Denzel Dumfries. On the opposite flank, Federico Dimarco preserves his usual starting berth.
In the middle of the park, Hakan Calhanolgu will pull the strings. Nicolo Barella and Henrikh Mkhitaryan will occupy the box-to-box roles.
Naturally, club captain Lautaro Martinez will spearhead the lineup alongside Marcus Thuram.
On the opposite corner, Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri the returning Ciro Immobile from the start alongside Felipe Anderson and Pedro.
Official Startin Lineups – Inter Milan vs Lazio
INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro.
Bench: Audero, Di Gennaro, De Vrij, Bisseck, Dumfries, Stankovic, Carlos Augusto, Buchanan, Asllani, Frattesi, Klaassen, Sensi, Sanchez, Arnautovic, Stabile
Coach: Inzaghi.
Suspended: None.
Injured: Cuadrado.
LAZIO (4-3-3): Provedel; Lazzari, Gila, Romagnoli, Marusic; Guendouzi, Rovella, Vecino; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Pedro.
Bench: Sepe, Mandas, Patric, Casale, Hysaj, Pellegrini, Cataldi, Kamada, Luis Alberto, Fernandes, Zaccagni, Isaksen, Sana, Kamenovic, Ruggeri
Coach: Sarri.
Suspended: None.
Injured: Castellanos.
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
Linesmen: Giovanni Baccini & Gamal Mokhtar
Fourth official: Livio Marinelli
VAR: Marco Di Bello & Aleandro Di Paolo