After the troubling scenes at the Stadio Artemio Franchi last weekend, Inter Milan return to action in Serie A against Parma. The visitors have a way of making things difficult for Inter but the champions are still expected to have the upper hand here.
Inter Milan are back in action after their last match was suspended following a medical emergency involving Fiorentina midfielder Eduardo Bove. They head into Friday’s clash unbeaten in their last 13 matches across all competitions, claiming 10 wins in that run.
The Nerazzurri are also unbeaten in six of their seven Serie A home matches this season. However, Simone Inzaghi’s men have struggled defensively, conceding in four of their last five Serie A home matches.
Things have not been smooth for Parma in the topflight and they travel to San Siro with just two wins from their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, one of the wins came in their previous fixture as they triumphed 3-1 over Lazio.
Parma are unbeaten in their last five away matches, although four of those fixtures have ended in draws. Fabio Pecchia’s men have also shown some attacking quality, scoring in their last five matches on the road.
How the bookies view it: Nerazzurri overwhelming favourites
Inter Milan have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies and are priced at 1/7 by Kwiff to claim the win. A victory for Parma is valued at 9/1 while the same bookmaker is also offering odds of 24/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Inter on top
Inter Milan have a 21-16 advantage with 14 draws from 54 previous matches against Parma. The last meeting between both teams was a Coppa Italia clash in 2023 which ended 2-1 in favour of the Nerazzurri after extra-time.
Players to watch: Eyes on Thuram
Marcus Thuram is the leading scorer for Inter Milan with nine Serie A goals this season. He will be the one to watch on Friday and is priced at odds of 5/6 by Kwiff to get on the score sheet.
Parma will look to Dennis Man to provide the spark hoping going forward, with the forward scoring four goals so far. He was also on target in the win over Lazio and is priced at 4/1 by Kwiff to find the net.
Probable line-ups
Inter Milan are still without Carlos Augusto, Francesco Acerbi and Benjamin Pavard, who are sidelined with injury. They are likely to stick with the starting line-up at Fiorentina with Thuram and Lautaro Martinez partnering in attack.
Midfielder Nahuel Estevez impressed off the bench for Parma in the win over Lazio and could be handed a start on Friday. Gabriel Charpentier should come into the attack and feature alongside Man.
Inter Milan: Sommer, Bisseck, de Vrij , Bastoni, Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglou, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco, Martinez, Thuram
Parma: Suzuki, Valeri, Balogh, Leoni, Delprato, Sohm, Estevez, Cancellieri, Haj Mohamed, Man, Charpentier
Anything else catch the eye?
There have been over 3.5 goals in Parma’s last two matches and a repeat is priced at 4/5 by Kwiff to claim the win. Both teams have been on target in five of their last six meetings and a similar pattern is valued at 5/6 by Kwiff.
Inter Milan should win on Friday but are unlikely to keep a clean sheet, so a win and both teams to score can be considered at 1/1 by Kwiff.
This Serie A match between Inter Milan and Parma will be played on Dec 6, 2024 and kick off at 17:30. Check below for our tipsters best Inter Milan vs Parma prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
