Inter Milan will return to action with a home game against Parma after their last outing against Fiorentina was halted mid-way because of a medical emergency.
Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed on the pitch and was rushed to the hospital in Inter Milan’s last outing. The incident left everyone on the pitch in shock and both teams decided against continuing the game. Bove is out of intensive care, and Inter Milan are now all set to resume their Serie A campaign against Parma at the San Siro.
The home team are third on the table with 28 points in their 13 outings. They are just four points behind league leaders Napoli with a game in hand. Inter will look to maintain their 12-game unbeaten run when they host Parma.
Their last league outing before the Fiorentina game was a 5-0 win over Verona, and they backed it up with a 1-0 win in the UEFA Champions League against RB Leipzig. The Nerazzurri will be confident about their chances of going up against a team that has been inconsistent for most parts.
Parma are 11th on the table with just 15 points in their 14 outings ahead of the game against Inter Milan. They have only won three league games so far but the good news for them is that two of those wins have come in their last three outings.
Parma are heading into this fixture on the back of a 3-1 win over Lazio and will surely believe that they can cause an upset against one of the title contenders. While it won’t be easy, Parma will surely give it a shot. The Hard Tackle takes a close look at both teams and tries to predict the tactics they could put to use.
Team News & Tactics
Inter Milan
Simone Inzaghi’s team could receive a massive boost as Francesco Acerbi and Davide Frattesi are back in training and could be a part of the squad for this fixture. Meanwhile, Benjamin Pavard and Raffaele Di Gennaro remain on the sidelines.
While the Inter Milan boss tends to rotate his team for almost every fixture, we might not see many changes to the XI that started against Fiorentina as the game was stopped in the first half itself when the hosts welcome Parma to San Siro.
Inzaghi will stick to the 3-5-2 formation, where Yan Sommer will be in goal. Yann Bisseck will line up alongside Stefan de Vrij and Alessandro Bastoni in the heart of the defence.
Denzel Dumfries and Federico Dimarco will be the wing-backs for the home team, while Nicolo Barella will start in the centre of the park alongside Hakan Calhanoglu and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The midfield trifecta will look to control the tempo of the game. In attack, Marcus Thuram will pair up with skipper Lautaro Martinez.
Probable Lineup (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Martinez
Parma
The visitors will be without the services of Gabriel Charpentier, Adrian Bernabe, Yordan Osorio, Mateusz Kowalski, and Alessandro Circati.
Fabio Pecchia will most likely stick to the 4-2-3-1 formation, where Zion Suzuki should be in goal. Woyo Coulibaly will feature as the right-back, while Emanuele Valeri will start on the left flank. In the heart of the defence, Enrico Del Prato will pair up with Botond Balogh.
The back four will look to keep things tight at the back, and they will receive support from Simon Sohm and Mandela Keita, who will pair up in the double pivot in the centre of the park.
Teenage sensation Anas Haj Mohamed will take up the number ten role, with Dennis Man and Matteo Cancellieri on the flanks. Ange-Yoan Bonny will continue to lead the line for the away team.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Suzuki; Coulibaly, Del Prato, Balogh, Valeri; Keita, Sohm; Man, Haj Mohamed, Cancellieri; Bonny
Key Stats
- Inter Milan have kept clean sheets in four of their last six league games.
- Simone Inzaghi’s team have scored in 29 consecutive home games in the Italian top flight, and they will be looking to make 30 in a row on Friday.
- Inter Milan have not won a game at home against Parma since 2013.
- Parma have won two out of their last three league games after having won just one out of their first 11 games.
- Parma ended their streak of 19 away games without a win in the Serie A against Venezia in the recent past.
Player to Watch
Marcus Thuram
Thuram has been unstoppable in the 2024/25 season, and the 27-year-old French international has 10 goals and six assists in his 17 outings. The Frenchman has had a massive impact on the games, and Simone Inzaghi will hope the former Borussia Mönchengladbach steps up and helps them secure all three points.
Prediction
Inter Milan 3-1 Parma
Parma have won two out of their last three league games, and they will be heading into this fixture against Inter Milan high on confidence. But, that alone won’t help them get past the Nerazzurri, who have been playing some impressive football this season.
Inter Milan have been unbeaten in their last 12 outings across competitions, and they will most likely add to it. The Hard Tackle predicts a 3-1 win for the home team.
