Inter may rotate against Venezia

Inter face Venezia, who are in the lower half of the table, in a midweek Serie A fixture. Head coach Cristian Chivu is considering resting some key players ahead of the Milan derby at the weekend.

On Tuesday night, 18 goals were scored across the midweek Serie A matches. Lazio beat 10-man Sassuolo 6-2 to move up the table. Roma beat Cagliari 4-2. Como, under Cesc Fabregas, defeated Torino 3-1.

Venezia have lost seven of the eight matches they have played since returning to Serie A. Their only league win came against Napoli earlier this month. After losing 1-0 to Genoa at the weekend, the hosts will be looking to turn their form around.

Inter were at the top of the table at the start of the week, with seven wins and a draw. Following Lazio's result on Tuesday, which moved them above Inter, Chivu and his side hope the change is only temporary.

Chivu may use Djed Spence, Aleksandar Stankovic and Piotr Zielinski in the starting eleven against Venezia. Captain and top scorer Lautaro Martinez is still unavailable due to injury. As a result, Marcus Thuram stands out as the most experienced and reliable centre-forward option.

Among the possible starting line-ups for Inter, there is also the option of resting Thuram and pairing Pio Esposito with Ange-Yoan Bonny up front. The match can be watched in the United Kingdom on DAZN and in the United States on Paramount+.