On to the next one. The 28th day of the championship is archived with the Lazio and Udinese draw (1-1, goals by Thauvin and Romagnoli), it's already time to dive into the Champions League. On stage there is Inzaghi's Inter, the only Italian left in the competition, determined to complete the work against the Feyenoord and advance to the quarter-finals. The 2-0 in Rotterdam leaves you quite calm, but the very recent difficulties with Monza demonstrate that in football you can never take anything for granted, especially with a calendar like this. The Nerazzurri coach will have a double mission: to get through the round and manage his strength well for Sunday, when there will be the big match in Bergamo with Atalanta.
Inter – Feyenoord (21pm, Sky and Now)
There is no doubt that, between the two commitments, the one against Gasperini has a greater difficulty coefficient, both for the value of the opponent and for the victory of the first leg in Holland. That's why, leaving aside the goalkeeper issue (Sommer needs to have a "service" after the injury), the Today's lineup will undergo several changes compared to that of Sunday, starting with the presence of Lautaro. The Argentine suffered a little fatigue in the final against Monza: nothing that would prevent him from playing in a Champions League final, but enough to rest after so many kilometers. The captain, in fact, is one of the most squeezed at the beginning of 2025: out of 17 games he has played 16 as a starter, missing only the quarterfinal of the Coppa Italia against Lazio.
Thuram, instead, against Monza, despite missing some chances, he seemed to be in clear physical growth compared to Napoli and the match in Rotterdam, where he had also been decisive with a goal, therefore he will take the field from the start together with Taremi. The "Lautaro plan" will also be used for Stretcher, while Calhanoglu and Mkhitaryan, due to Zielinski's injury, they will have to grit their teeth and work overtime. turnover management It has always been one of the strong points of the Nerazzurri's season, as well as the attention to minutes played during matches.
The next break will give Inzaghi the opportunity to recover all the players (except the Pole), so it would be essential to overcome the obstacle Atalanta to then calmly face an April full of commitments. Today's match will be the 42nd of the season, the 18th in 2025 alone: the average from January 2 (the day of the Super Cup semi-final) to today is one every 3,6 days. Impressive numbers, destined to rise further. At least this is what they hope for at Inter, where rest is not even taken into consideration.
Inzaghi: “Focus on Feyenoord, attention must always be kept high”
"Now I'm only focused on Feyenoord, even though we won 2-0 in the first leg, a few days ago there was the match against Monza to remind us that, if we don't keep the bar high, it becomes difficult – warned Inzaghi -. In the Champions League All races have pitfalls, I won't make choices based on the championship, but we definitely have to take into account some fatigue. De Vrij and Lautaro didn't train with the group but I have good feelings, then I'll choose whether to deploy them or not, unfortunately we lost Zielinski and this injury was not needed. Rotations are fundamental for us and we can't do them especially on the outside, now we try to do our best in these two games and then hope to recover energy during the break. This year the Champions League has also extended the times for qualifying for the eighth finals, unlike last year when we qualified for the eighth finals in November. Against Feyenoord it will be the twentieth match of 2025, these kids find energy that sometimes we wonder how they do it."
Inter – Feyenoord, probable formations
Inter Milan (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bisseck; Dumfries, Frattesi, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Thuram, Taremi
On the bench: Martinez, Di Gennaro, Bastoni, De Vrij, Asllani, Barella, Aidoo, Motta, Quieto, Arnautovic, Lautaro
Trainer: Inzaghi
Unavailable: Correa (not in the list), Zalewski, Darmian, Dimarco, Zielinski
Disqualified: Nobody
Feyenoord (4-2-3-1): Wellenreuther; Read, Beelen, Hancko, Bueno; Moder, Smal; Moussa, Sliti, Ivanusec; Carranza
On the bench: Andreev, 't Zand, Plug, Mitchell, Gonzalez, Redmond, Ka, Giersthove, Kraaijeveld, Ueda, Trauner
Trainer: Van Persie
Unavailable: Hartman (not listed), Targhalline (not listed), Carrilo (not listed), Paixao, Bijlow, Lotomba, Nieuwkoop, Hwang, Nadje, Stengs, Timber, Zerrouki, Milango
Disqualified: Osman
