Lecce vs Inter Milan Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Lecce have struggled throughout this season, hovering just above the bottom three, with the Apulia-based club now facing defending champions and title challenging Internazionale.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 26th January, 2025: UK – 5:00pm / US ET – 12:00pm / US PT – 9:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Select matches will be televised on CBS Sports so it is worth checking their schedule
How to watch online: UK – OneFootball / US – Paramount+
Lecce Team News: Rebic suspended
Croatia international forward Ante Rebic is unavailable for this one as he is missing through suspension. They are also dealing with some other key injury absentees such as Joan Gonzalez, Lameck Banda and Hamza Rafia.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Falcone; Guilbert, Baschirotto, Jean, Dorgu; Helgason, Coulibaly, Pierret; Pierotti, Krstovic, Tete Morente
Unavailable: Gaspar (Injured), Gallo (Injured), Rafia (Injured), Marchwinski (Injured), Joan Gonzalez (Injured), Banda (Injured), Rebic (Suspended)
Questionable: Berisha (Injured)
Inter Milan Team News: Still no Calhanoglu
Turkey international midfielder and key man Hakan Calhanoglu is unavailable for the Nerazzurri this weekend as he deals with a thigh issue. They are also without defender Francesco Acerbi, whilst both Yann Bisseck and Joaquin Correa remain injury doubts for the visitors.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Carlos Augusto; Dumfries, Barella, Asllani, Zielinski, Dimarco; Lautaro Martinez, Thuram
Unavailable: Di Gennaro (Injured), Acerbi (Injured), Calhanoglu (Injured)
Questionable: Bisseck (Injured), Joaquin Correa (Injured)
Lecce vs Inter Milan Prediction
Under the management of Luca Gotti, Lecce begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting just a point and a place outside of the bottom three and the relegation places. The home team come into this one on the back of a 4-1 hammering of Cagliari in Sardinia last weekend. They now face an Internazionale side that defeated Sparta Prague by a goal to nil in the UEFA Champions League in midweek and Simone Inzaghi’s side have now suffered just two defeats in 30 matches across all competitions so far this season with both of those defeats coming against AC Milan in the Derby della Madonnina. Inter are expected to win this one and potentially quite comfortably.
Lecce vs Inter Milan Tip: Inter Milan to win
