Inter Milan vs Torino
Italian Serie A
Date: Monday, 13 July 2020
Kick-Off at 20:45 UK/ 21:45 CET
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro), Milan.
Having watched Juventus lost to AC Milan earlier this week, it throws open the door to Inter Milan to close the gap on their rivals old title.
However, only record a 2-2 draw at Hellas Verona, courtesy of an 86th-minute equalizer from their host, has left Inter are still 10 points adrift of Juve with seven games remaining.
All things considered, the gap may prove too great at this stage of the campaign, but back-to-back defeats to Lazio has left Inter to within three points of second place.
Despite finishing as the runner-up will still be felt to be the disappointment of the fans and media, Antonio Conte will see it as a small success with more challengers appear to crown the top flight next season.
Conte will be hoping for improvement from top scorer Romelu Lukaku, who has contributed only one strike from open play in his last five appearances.
While Torino go into the season with the ambition to make an impact in Europe and at the top end of the table, they need a 3-1 success over Brescia on Wednesday night put some distance between themselves and the relegation zone.
After conceding 10 goals in three straight defeats, positive response required at the time the fourth setback would allow their opponent to move closer to safety.
Moreno Longo, who have won only one of eight first game in charge before the match, it will naturally have concerns when his team went into half-time face a one-goal deficit.
However, the comeback will give him security for his character, who now have given themselves with a seven-point cushion over 18th-placed Genoa.
Inter Milan have to get their faltering season back on track when they host Torino on Monday at 8:45 PM.
The Nerazzurri have picked up just one point from their last two gamesm, lost 2-1 to a 2-2 draw against Bologna and Verona in a sequence that has seen them slip to fourth in the table.
Although Antonio Conte's men are 14 points clear of fifth-placed Roma and well secured in the Champions League qualification places, they will want to finish as high as possible and may not be ready to give up on the faint Serie A title hopes they once had. Even if they are 10 points behind Juventus with seven games remaining.
Torino, meanwhile, put three successive defeats behind them to beat struggling Brescia 3-1 last time out. Longo moreno men would be equally keen to take a share of the spoils here considering they currently sit 15th in the table and still only seven points clear of the relegation zone.
Inter Milan and Torino previous line-up:
Inter Milan (vs Verona): Handanovic; Godin, De Vrij, Skriniar; Candreva, Gagliardini, Brozovic, Young; Lukaku, Valero, Sanchez.
Torino (vs Brescia): Sirigu; Lyanco, N'Koulou, Bremer; De Silvestri, Meite, Rincon, Ansaldi; Verdi; Zaza *, Belotti.
Stefano Sensi, Nicolo Barella and Victor Moses were injured all. Lautaro Martinez will likely return to the starting XI after coming off the bench against Verona.
Simeone Zaza Torino suspended but could welcome back defender Armando Izzo. Daniele Baselli injured.
News team
Inter Milan
Bastoni will retain his place in defense, while Sánchez is likely to replace the front Lukaku.
Torino
Izzo is back from suspension and will start, while Zaza will lose because he was banned.
Inter vs Torino Prediction
Inter Milan are 29 points ahead of the visitors in the league table. Although they do not fancy relegation this season, Torino near the bottom of the table, like a host.
The host enjoy home ground advantage in the clash with their decent home record. In addition, the boy Conte have stayed unbeaten in their last three clashes h2h at home with visitors.
With the form of a bad leg in the league this season, including losing streak recently, Bull is far from creating problems for Lukaku and Co. at the meeting.
Victory home full-time with 1.44 odds will be your best bet in the clashes to produce a decent profit. This match sizing a matter for the high score is based on the history of their h2h recently and so, tip more than 2.5 goals to be useful for passengers.
Inter vs Torino Betting tips
Inter win @ 1.44 (4/9).
Over 2.5 goals @ 1.60 (3/5).
