Report – Inter Milan Coach Ponders Fielding The Same XI That Pondered Cagliari Vs Atalanta | OneFootball

Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi will likely field his strongest starting XI in Thursday’s Supercoppa Italiana clash against Atalanta.

According to Corriere dello Sport via FCInterNews, the same line-up that trounced Cagliari 3-0 will probably start in Riyadh.

Despite recent speculation over Denzel Dumfries’ potential drop, Matteo Darmian should stay on the bench.

Fresh off ending his goal drought in Serie A, Lautaro Martinez will captain his squad at the Kingdom Arena.

Indeed, he’ll team up with Marcus Thuram in the final third.

The French superstar notched up a second-half brace in Inter’s 4-0 thumping of La Dea in September.

Simone Inzaghi Considers Fielding His Best Inter Milan XI vs Atalanta

Veteran goalkeeper Yann Sommer will retain his place between the sticks.

However, Inzaghi will be without Benjamin Pavard and Francesco Acerbi.

Therefore, Yann Bisseck and Stefan de Vrij will forge Inter’s defensive wall alongside Alessandro Bastoni.

Despite Carlos Augusto’s recent improvement, he will likely have to settle for a substitute role.

Hakan Calhanoglu, Nicolo Barella, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan remain Inzaghi’s first choices in the midfield.

Barella ran the show in Sardinia, picking up two assists beyond halftime to orchestrate Cagliari’s downfall.

Meanwhile, Federico Dimarco and Dumfries should start on the flanks.