Inter Milan’s Argentine forward #10 Lautaro Martinez (L) shoots and scores his team second goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Atalanta in Milan, on February 28, 2024. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP) (Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI/AFP via Getty Images)
Inter trust Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram in the Supercoppa Italiana semi-final, while Atalanta totally revamp with Lazar Samardzic and Nicolò Zaniolo upfront.
It kicks off at the Al-Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh at 19.00 GMT.
You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the Liveblog.
The tournament takes the Final Four format, as today the Serie A holders face the Coppa Italia runners-up, then tomorrow Milan who were second in the Scudetto race will play Cup winners Juventus.
The Final is then on Monday evening, as Inter try to win the Supercoppa for the fourth year in a row.
If the teams are level after 90 minutes, they go straight to a penalty shoot-out, so there will be no extra time.
Inter have limited options in defence, as Francesco Acerbi and Benjamin Pavard did not make the trip, but Matteo Darmian is available again.
Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram lead the attack, with Hakan Calhanoglu and Federico Dimarco in support.
Atalanta are top of the Serie A table, despite seeing their 11-match winning streak ended by a draw with Lazio, but lost 4-0 to Inter back in August.
La Dea have not beaten Inter since a 4-1 result in November 2018, managing just five draws in their last 13 competitive meetings.
Mateo Retegui, Juan Cuadrado and Gianluca Scamacca are all out of action, so there has to be a False 9 in attack.
Surprisingly, Charles De Ketelaere and Ademola Lookman are on the bench, with Marco Brescianini and Samardzic supporting Zaniolo.
Defender Giorgio Scalvini also seems to be moved into midfield.
Inter vs. Atalanta line-ups
Inter: Sommer; Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez
Inter bench: J Martinez, Calligaris, Zielinski, Arnautovic, Correa, Frattesi, Buchanan, Asllani, Carlos Augusto, Darmian, Palacios, Aidoo, Alexiou, Berenbruch, Taremi
Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Kossounou, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Scalvini, Ruggeri; Brescianini, Samardzic; Zaniolo
Atalanta bench: Rui Patricio, Rossi, Toloi, Sulemana, Pasalic, Lookman, Ederson, Bellanova, De Ketelaere, Djimsiti, Palestra, Vlahovic
Ref: Chiffi
The Supercoppa Italiana semi-final match for the 2024-25 season is fast approaching, and fans are eagerly anticipating the line-ups for this highly anticipated showdown.
Here are the predicted line-ups for the semi-final match:
AC Milan:
1. Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
2. Theo Hernandez (LB)
3. Alessio Romagnoli (CB)
4. Fikayo Tomori (CB)
5. Davide Calabria (RB)
6. Franck Kessie (CM)
7. Sandro Tonali (CM)
8. Hakan Calhanoglu (CAM)
9. Rafael Leao (LW)
10. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ST)
11. Ante Rebic (RW)
Inter Milan:
1. Samir Handanovic (GK)
2. Aleksandar Kolarov (LB)
3. Stefan de Vrij (CB)
4. Milan Skriniar (CB)
5. Achraf Hakimi (RB)
6. Marcelo Brozovic (CM)
7. Nicolo Barella (CM)
8. Christian Eriksen (CAM)
9. Lautaro Martinez (ST)
10. Romelu Lukaku (ST)
11. Ivan Perisic (LW)
Both teams are stacked with talent and are sure to provide an exciting and competitive match. Who do you think will come out on top in this Supercoppa Italiana semi-final clash? Let us know in the comments below!
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