Inter eye four consecutive victories in Serie A.
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After reaching the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia following a 2-0 win over Udinese, the Nerazzurri will face newly promoted Como, hoping to earn four consecutive victories in Serie A. Inter Milan vs. Como kicks off at 19:45 [GMT] on Monday, December 23, at the San Siro.
[home]
The Nerazzurri will be taking part in Serie A action on Monday once again, having picked Lazio apart in a 6-0 win on the same day of the week in their last outing. That victory left Inter with three wins in a row ahead of this meeting with newly promoted Como. A midweek 2-0 win over Udinese in the Coppa Italia ensured Inzaghi’s side set up a quarterfinal clash against Lazio on February 5, leaving Inter with back-to-back victories across all competitions. A streak they will be looking to extend when they take on Como, whom they have a seven-game winning run against. Only against Pescara [eight] do the Nerazzurri have a longer open streak of consecutive victories in the tournament. This will be the first time both sides will face each other in Serie A since they last did so in March 2003, 21 years and 282 days ago. Victory here would leave Inter [WDWWW], who are in 3rd place with a game in hand, four points adrift of league leaders Napoli, with four wins in a row in the competition. A 3—5—2 with Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martínez in attack is expected from Inzaghi against newly promoted Como. Nicolò Barella is ruled out of Monday’s clash due to a knock, which leaves Davide Frattesi as an option for the starting line-up. Benjamin Pavard and Francesco Acerbi are also sidelined for this Monday’s episode of Serie A.
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A very confident Como will head over to Milan for Monday’s clash after a 2-0 win over AS Roma last Sunday. The newly promoted side not only restricted Roma to only a shot on target but registered seven on target after 18 attempts despite having only 38% of the ball. It was the club’s third win of the season [3W, 6D, 7L], one that left Como with 15 points, two places above the bottom three and one point above the troubled trio. Monday’s clash will present a golden opportunity to pick up back-to-back victories despite the odds, considering the quality of Monday’s opponents. Cesc Fàbregas is expected to deploy a 4—2—3—1 formation with Belotti in attack for this fixture against Inter. Máximo Perrone and Alberto Moreno are both ruled out for Como, while Jacopo Sala could make a return after missing out against Roma last week.
