Coppa Italia 2022-23: Juventus vs Inter Milan: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

The Old Lady will host the Nerrrazuri in the league cup for the semifinals on Wednesday.

Juventus have allowed their bruised egos to be a source of motivation after being deducted 15 points off the top of the table. They've turned the season around on its head despite facing an injury crisis, rumours of disharmony in the dressing room besides the off-field issues. After their 1-0 win on Saturday against Hallas Verona, they find themselves just four points of the top four with 44 points. They've won five out of the last six in all competitions and finding solidity in defence and consistency in results at the right time.

Meanwhile, the Nerazzuri, they'll hope to bounce back after a shock defeat at the hands of Fiorentina over the weekend. Given that it's a rematch of last year's final in the competition, Inter will be up for this one, having already lost twice, including a 2-0 loss in their last visit to Turin this year in the league. This Derby d'Italia also represents a massive opportunity for both teams to get their hands on some domestic silverware this year, given both are virtually out of the Serie A title. 

Kick-off:

Wednesday, 05-04-2023, 12:30 pm (IST)

Tuesday, 04-04-2023, 07:00 pm (GMT)

Juventus form (all competitions): W-W-W-W-W

Inter Milan form (all competitions): L-W-L-W-L

Players to watch

Juventus: Angel Di Maria

Who better to watch out for than the World Cup winner, and arguably the finest big-game player in World Football? Di Maria has left a strong mark in Old Lady's excellent return to consistent form, especially in the knockout stages of the Europa League, where he scored a hattrick against Nantes as well as scoring against Freiburg to help Juventus reach the quarter-final stage. With five of his eight-goal contributions for the Old Lady coming in knockout competitions, be sure that he'll turn up again in this cup tie.

Inter Milan: Lautaro Martinez

The Argentine was not picked to start in the defeat against Fiorentina on Saturday with the mid-week fixture in mind as well as his late return from the International break. He's looked like he'd found his form back, since the World Cup & put his injury worries behind him, with eight goals and an assist since January. However, he's recently struggled for form, scoring only thrice in 9 matches in all competitions, including a penalty miss in a 2-1 defeat to Spezia, in the 11th Match. However, Simone Inzaghi will be hoping that the International break will have a positive impact on the Argentine & a return to form will be the expectation, especially in a crucial cup game against rivals Juve.

Match facts

• Juventus are unbeaten in their last five matches.
• Juventus Turin hasn't lost in any of their last 7 home matches.
• Inter Milan has failed to score in their last three matches.

Team & Injury News

Juventus will miss the services of Chiesa(knee), Bonucci(match fitness) & Pogba(muscle) due to long-term injuries this week.

For Inter, a key man in midfield Calhanoglu(thigh) picked up an injury in the international break & might miss out. Long-term injuries to defender Skriniar(back), striker Dzeko(back), and DiMarco are all a point of concern & likely to miss out as well.

Head-to-Head stats

Matches: 31

Juventus wins: 14

Inter wins: 8

Draws: 9

Predicted lineups

Juventus predicted line-up (3-5-2): 

Szczesny; Danilo, Bremer, Sandro; Cuadrado, Locatelli, Fagioli, Miretti, Kostic; Di Maria, Vlahovic 

Inter Milan predicted line-up (3-5-2):

Onana; Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Mkhitaryan, Gosens; Martinez, Lukaku

Match Prediction

The Derby D'Italia is always a feisty affair with both teams seemingly coming to their very best form in these matches. Juventus are a very strong side at the moment and very difficult to break down defensively, including a streak of 5 matches won in a trot. However, Inter Milan is the defending champions & will be playing for retaining their silverware as well. Hence a stalemate looks like the most likely outcome.

Prediction: Juventus 1 - 1 Inter Milan

Telecast

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