Inter Milan vs Como - prediction, team news, lineups

Vying for a spot successful the Coppa Italia final, Inter Milan and Como volition conscionable for a 4th clip this play erstwhile they reason their semi-final necktie connected Tuesday evening.

Since the archetypal limb finished 0-0, the brace person played retired a seven-goal thriller successful Serie A; present they reconvene astatine San Siro, wherever the victor volition spell connected to conscionable Lazio oregon Atalanta successful this year's decider.

Match preview

Already connected people to assertion the Scudetto, Inter are besides seeking a uncommon home double, and lone 2 wins abstracted them from lifting the Italian cupful for the 10th clip to date.

Without their talisman Lautaro Martinez - and with a much-changed lineup - the Nerazzurri near Como connected level presumption aft past month's archetypal leg, mounting them up nicely for a decisive duel successful Milan. 

While his squad came up abbreviated successful Europe, Cristian Chivu's archetypal run could yet extremity with Inter winning some league and cupful for the archetypal clip since Jose Mourinho's celebrated treble triumph successful 2010, erstwhile Chivu was inactive a player.

The archetypal portion is firmly successful hand, arsenic they person tightened their grip connected apical spot successful Serie A portion others slipped up; unbeaten since losing the Derby della Madonnina to aged rivals AC Milan, they person precocious rediscovered their spark.

After thumping Roma 5-2 and roaring backmost from 2 goals down to bushed Como 4-3, Inter took different stride towards the rubric connected Friday, arsenic they enactment 3 past Cagliari without reply.

Including Marcus Thuram's 4 strikes crossed those 3 games, they person present scored 78 league goals this season, and lone a immense illness volition halt them from finishing first.

With the Scudetto each but sealed, the Nerazzurri indispensable instrumentality to their Coppa Italia campaign, having antecedently knocked retired Venezia and Torino; aft losing to Milan successful past year's semis, they mean to scope Rome this season.

Following that melodramatic reverse astatine Stadio Singaglia little than a fortnight ago, Como manager Cesc Fabregas has mislaid each of his league games against a nine that sought to name him past summer. 

Fabregas - who Inter unsuccessfully tried to lure distant - prefers a possession-based benignant and has chosen to spell toe-to-toe with the Nerazzurri, but that has brought 4 consecutive Serie A defeats by an 12-3 aggregate scoreline.

That series includes a chastening 4-0 nonaccomplishment astatine San Siro successful December, but the Biancoblu had much possession and carved retired the amended chances - with Jacobo Ramon missing a sitter - successful the archetypal limb of this cupful tie.

By examination with their illustrious Lombardy neighbours, Como person a overmuch much humble history, but they are presently enjoying their champion top-flight campaign.

Just 2 years aft returning to Italy's elite level, the big-spending Lariani are already vying with Juventus and Roma for 1 remaining spot astatine Europe's apical table.

However, pursuing their implosion against Inter, fading Champions League dreams suffered different setback with a 2-1 decision to Sassuolo connected Friday evening.

Having slipped retired of Serie A's apical four, Como volition power backmost to contending for their archetypal Coppa Italia, having taken the agelong way to the semi-finals.

After eliminating Sudtirol and Sassuolo successful the opening rounds, an distant triumph implicit Fiorentina acceptable up a pugnacious travel to Napoli successful the quarters, but they inactive booked their archetypal cupful semi for 40 years. 

Edging a thrilling punishment shootout 7-6 took them done to conscionable Inter, and present conscionable 1 triumph separates the Biancoblu from an historical cupful final.

Inter Milan Coppa Italia form:

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Inter Milan signifier (all competitions):

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Como Coppa Italia form:

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Como signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Inter skipper Martinez is inactive sidelined by a thigh strain and volition miss retired erstwhile again, but his onslaught spouse Thuram has been backmost successful signifier since ending a agelong planetary drought and has conscionable reached treble figures for a 3rd consecutive Serie A campaign.

The France guardant - who scored doubly against Como earlier this period - should spouse either Ange-Yoan Bonny oregon Pio Esposito up beforehand connected Tuesday evening.

In summation to his skipper, Chivu could besides beryllium without Alessandro Bastoni owed to an ankle injury, but chap centre-back Yann Bisseck has resumed grooming and Petar Sucic tin instrumentality aft serving a suspension.

Like their hosts, Como besides played connected Friday, with Fabregas rotating his squad up of this cupful clash. 

Alvaro Morata was handed a uncommon commencement against Sassuolo, but Tasos Douvikas is apt to instrumentality successful midweek, unless Fabregas opts to play prima antheral Nico Paz arsenic a mendacious nine.

Regulars specified arsenic Maximo Perrone and Alex Valle whitethorn besides beryllium recalled; lone Jayden Addai and Sergi Roberto are acceptable to beryllium sidelined by injury.

Inter Milan imaginable starting lineup:

Sommer; Bisseck, Akanji, Augusto; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Dimarco; Thuram, Esposito

Como imaginable starting lineup:

Butez; Smolcic, Ramon, Kempf, Valle; Perrone, Da Cunha; Vojvoda, Paz, Baturina; Douvikas

We say: Inter Milan 2-1 Como (Inter triumph 2-1 connected aggregate) 

Just arsenic Inter are moving into apical form, Como person begun to stumble towards the decorativeness line, with their inexperience starting to show.

While the Lariani whitethorn person much possession astatine San Siro, they volition beryllium caught retired again, and the Nerazzurri volition march onwards to Rome.

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