Serie A leaders Inter Milan will travel to Anoeta on Wednesday to face La Liga side Real Sociedad in their UEFA Champions League, Group D campaign’s matchday one. The match will kick off at 19:00GMT.
Key Highlights
Real Sociedad’s Run of Three Consecutive Draws and a Win
Real Sociedad are unbeaten in La Liga in the opening four rounds of fixtures. However, they have won just once, in the latest fixture against Granada at home, which ended in a 5-3 win.
The other three results have been draws against Girona (1-1), Celta Vigo (1-1), and Las Palmas (0-0).
Real Sociedad will look to gain their cutting edge when they host Inter on Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League.
Inter Milan’s Four-Match Winning Start to the Serie A Season
Inter have opened their account in Serie A with four straight wins out of the four rounds of fixtures in the league.
Simone Inzaghi’s men have scored a league-high 12 goals and conceded just once. They will look to extend their good form into the Champions League group stage when they take on Real Sociedad on Wednesday.
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Real Sociedad
Ahead of the home match against Inter Milam, Real Sociedad are sweating the availability of two players crucial to the matchday squad.
Imanol Alguacil will be without center-forward Andre Silva on Wednesday as the 27-year-old continued with rehabilitation from his hamstring injury.
Sociedad will also be without left winger Martin Merquelanz; the 28-year-old has been sidelined with a knee injury since September 11th. He is unlikely to be available for selection in the clash with Inter.
Imanol Alguacil will have to pick a team tactically ready to face a very talented and in-form Inter Milan side that just demolished AC Milan in a derby last Saturday.
Inter
Simone Inzaghi and Inter will be without two key players ahead of their trip to Spain to face Real Sociedad.
Center-back Francesco Acerbi is a doubt for involvement in the match against Real Sociedad. He just came back from being sidelined with a muscle injury from August 7th to take part in the derby against Milan. The experienced 35-year-old defender will be assessed ahead of the trip to Real Sociedad on Wednesday.
Central midfielder Stefano Sensi is also another absentee as the team prepares for the match against Real Sociedad on Wednesday. The 28-year-old midfielder has been out of consideration for selection with a muscle fatigue issue since September 1st.
Simone Inzaghi will have to consider the recovery from the derby against Milan, travel, and the need for rotation, as he seeks to get his side to make a winning start to their UEFA Champions League finalists.
Possible Lineups
Real Sociedad
Alex Remiro; H. Traore, I. Zubeldia, R. Le Normand, K. Tierney; B. Mendez, M. Zubimendi, M. Merino; T. Kubo, M. Oyarzabal, A. Barrenetxea.
Inter
Y. Sommer; M. Darmian, S. de Vrij, A. Bastoni; D. Dumfries, N. Barella, H. Calhanoglu, H. Mkhitaryan, F. Dimarco; L. Martinez, M. Thuram.
Prediction
Playing at home, Real Sociedad will look to retain their identity and play on the front foot. They will look to retain the ball, dominate possession, and create chances from their quick passing through the middle and runs down the channels.
Inter Milan will play their typical solid and compact approach. With a back-five, they will be dogged in defense and squeeze out any spaces that Real Sociedad might want to leverage through the middle to create chances.
The pragmatic approach my Inter will make the match cagey, with little way for either side. However, Inter will employ transition and counter-attacks to put pressure on the Sociedad defense.
Sociedad will press and counter-press to minimize the danger of transition attacks and give themselves a chance to create better quality chances.
Inter will win the match away from home and make a winning start to their UEFA Champions League campaign this term.
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