Inter will travel to Campania to take on the newly-promoted Benevento side for the midweek Serie A fixture. Both sides will be looking to build on their opening day victories.
Inter struggled defensively against Fiorentina but the attacking force ensured they bagged enough goals for the win. Benevento also had to make a comeback against Sampdoria after going down 2 goals.
Both sides have identical records at the moment and are level on three points apiece in eighth and ninth positions on the table.
Statistics & Encounters
Inter and Benevento have met on three occasions in the past where Inter picked up all three victories. The most recent clash came in 2018-19 in the Coppa Italia game in which Inter won 6-2.
Inter enjoyed 67% possession against Fiorentina and completed 587 passes with 90% accuracy. Lukaku and Lautaro have already opened their Serie A accounts and will look to get on the sheet once again.
Suspensions & Unavailabilities
Inter: Matias Vecino
Benevento: Nicholas Viola, Federico Barba, Andres Tello
Probable Line-Ups
Inter: Handanovic, D’Ambrosio, Bastoni, Kolarov, Hakimi, Barella, Brozovic, Eriksen, Perisic, Lautaro, Lukaku
Benevento: Montipo, Letizia, Glik, Caldirola, Foulon, Ionita, Schiattarella, Dabo, Insigne, Lapadula, Caprari
Prediction
Inter: 3 Benevento: 0
Inter should not have too many problems overcoming the Benevento side that are playing only their second season of Serie A football.
Antonio Conte will expect nothing less than a victory from his players.
