Overview
A 1-0 win over Young Boys in the Champions League gave Inter Milan a run of five consecutive wins in all competitions this season.
After the first 3 matches in the most prestigious arena in Europe, they have brought home 7 points. In Serie A, Inter has 17 points after 8 rounds, an achievement only behind Napoli at the present time.
Notably, Inter have now gone two consecutive matches without a clean sheet. This is a huge improvement in recent times, especially when coach Simone Inzaghi's team has conceded nine goals in eight Serie A matches.
Juventus, on the other hand, are in contrast to Inter in terms of defensive ability. The Bianconeri currently have the best defense in Serie A this season, having only conceded 1 goal.
Even that goal came from the penalty spot, meaning Juventus have yet to concede a goal from open play after eight Serie A matches. Including the Champions League, Juventus have only conceded a total of four goals in 11 matches.
Juventus are unbeaten in Serie A so far this season. This will give the Bianconeri confidence to score points against the reigning champions.
Juventus have won 33, lost 20 and drawn 23 of their previous 76 meetings with Inter Milan. The Nerazzurri have won the last two meetings at the San Siro, winning 1-0 in their most recent clash in February.
Human resources situation
Inter Milan are without Francesco Acerbi, Hakan Calhanoglou and Kristjan Asllani, who are all sidelined through injury. Martinez and Marcus Thuram are expected to return to the starting line-up after coming off the bench in the Champions League.
On the other side of the front line, Juventus also have injury problems, with Nicolas Gonzalez, Teun Koopmeiners, Bremer and Arkadiusz Milik still sidelined.
Manuel Locatelli will return to midfield after coming off the bench in the Champions League, while Dusan Vlahovic is expected to lead the attack.
Expected lineup:
Inter Milan: Sommer, Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni, Darmian, Barella, Frattesi, Zielinski, Dimarco, Thuram, Martinez.
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Cambiaso, Kalulu, Gatti, Savona, Locatelli, Thuram, McKennie, Conceicao, Yildiz, Vlahovic.
The match between Inter Milan and Juventus takes place at 0:00 on October 28 (Vietnam time).
