For the second time in just four days, Inter will face off against Juventus. This time, it's in the Coppa Italia and the Nerazzurri will be welcoming the Bianconeri to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Wednesday evening. Inter will be hoping to overcome a massive 3-0 deficit in order to book a spot in the finals, which could feature a "Derby della Madonnina" clash against city rivals AC Milan for the third time this season.
Inter
Despite starting the season off well, Roberto Mancini's side have floundered in 2016 and due to their poor form have slipped out of the title race. With the Scudetto a foregone conclusion, the Nerazzurri will now hope to make a push for third place and a Champions League spot, but unless if they arrest their poor form, Inter could find themselves out of contention for European football entirely.
However, the Coppa Italia could represent a chance at not just continental football but also the only realistic opportunity for Inter to clinch some silverware this season. Given their huge disadvantage after losing the first leg in Turin last month, Wednesday's hosts will have their work truly cut out for them. And given that Juventus have been as strong offensively as they have been defensively, it will take not just a titanic performance from the Nerazzurri but also an absolute catastrophic showing from the Bianconeri for Inter to secure their spot in this season's final.
To make an already seemingly impossible task even more daunting, Mancini will be without the services of key defenders Miranda and Jeison Murillo due to suspension, and will have concerns about the fitness of first-choice midfielder Gary Medel, who had to be subbed out during the team's loss due to injury. Furthermore, due to the inefficiency of his forwards during last weekend's match, the former Manchester City boss might have to rotate his attack in an attempt to put some pressure on Juve's already-formidable back-line.
Juventus
If Inter's fortunes have gone downhill, then Juve's are on the up-and-up. The first difficult months of the 2015/2016 season now seem like a distant memory for Bianconeri fans, as Massimiliano Allegri's side have trully hit full-stride and are back on top of the league table.
With a three point gap over Napoli, La Vecchia Signora are looking quite good to make it a fifth consecutive Scudetto title. And with a 3-0 lead already in the Coppa Italia, they are also looking like clear favorites to retain this trophy as well. With Juventus facing a busy run of fixtures this month, including a must-win Champions League round of 16 tie against Bayern Munich, Allegri will likely rotate his squad for this game.
Paulo Dybala could make way for Simone Zaza, who will probably be paired in attack with Alvaro Morata, whilst Neto will replace Gianluigi Buffon in between the posts. Defensively, Gioirgo Chiellini suffered another injury setback and will not feature in this match; Leonardo Bonucci is another who may be rested with an eye on bigger games ahead for the Bianconeri which will likely see Allegri use a four-man back-line. And in midfield, there will also be some changes as Claudio Marchisio is still recovering from his own injury sustained against Bayern Munich.
All in all, this tie looks to be already decided even before it has started, but Allegri will expect his side to put in a good performance as they want to maintain their excellent record so far in this season's Coppa Italia that has seen them score eight goals without conceding a single goal.
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After losing this past weekend, Inter will be desperate to redeem themselves in front of their home crowd at the Giuseppe Meazza. However, Juventus have won two out of their three meetings so far this season and given their impressive defensive record, the Nerazzurri will face a nearly impossible task to overturn a poor result from the first leg.
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- In the USA at 14.45 EST on: GOLTV USA
- In Italy at 20.45 CET on: RAI Uno
- In the UK at 19.45 GMT on: Sky Go UK, Sky Sports 2/HD, SKY GO Extra, NOW TV UK, Sky Sports 1/HD UK
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