Inter-Juventus, Simone Inzaghi has no doubt about Calhanoglu’s replacement

Simone Inzaghi ready to bet on Kristjan Asllani

At Sunday night's Derby d'Italia between Inter and Juventus, the Nerazzurri arrive on the strength of five consecutive victories between Italy and Europe, but also with several injury problems: Acerbi and Buchanan, who have been out of action for some time, have been joined by the knockouts of Hakan Calhanoglu and Carlos Augusto, both blocked by muscle problems.

If però on the flanks the Nerazzurri are covered, è in the direction that some situations must be re-evaluated, given the absence of the Turk. In the press conference, Simone Inzaghi però has no doubts about his natural replacement: "Calhanoglu represents so much for us, è one of the strongest in the world: his replacement, in the squad, è surely Asllani".

The Albanian national è però struggling in turn with some physical problems: "If he gives meà the right guarantees he will play – confirmed Inzaghi -: è a very strong footballer, simply in his role he has Hakan in front of him. Before rome he had a problem but on Friday he è trained and è went well. The alternatives? Play Barella or Zielinski in the direction".

Beyond who will take the field, the goal is to win not only for the standings, but also for morale: "Three points would give us enormous awareness,” Inzaghi said. However, compared to the last one, the differences are many, now we are talking about a ninth day of the championship. In any case we have to play a great game, we want to win".