The task for Inter Milan will be to maintain the pressure on the frontrunners as they host Salernitana in Serie A on Sunday. Salernitana are playing better than they did in their debut campaign but should find things difficult against the former champions.
Inter Milan are just one win away from booking their place in the knockout phase of the Champions League following their 2-2 draw with Barcelona in midweek. They must now turn their focus to Serie A and the quest to rekindle their title challenge.
The Nerazzurri have not been at their best in Serie A this season and are currently seventh, eight points off the pace. However, after Edin Dzeko's brace fired them to a 2-1 victory at Sassuolo last time out, they will be looking to go on a run.
One thing Inter Milan have going for them this season is that they have remained solid at the San Siro. Simone Inzaghi’s men have won three of their last four home matches, keeping clean sheets in two of those victories.
Salernitana look a different side from the team that barely escaped the drop last season. They have shown plenty of improvement this term and are currently sitting just outside the top 10.
Having shown flashes of quality this season, the task for Salernitana now will be to build some consistency. They only just ended a five-match winless run with a 2-1 home victory over Verona in their previous Serie A fixture with Krzysztof Piatek and Boulaye Dia getting the goals.
One similarity from last season for Salernitana is their record on their travels. Davide Nicola’s men are winless in their last six away matches in Serie A and were beaten 5-0 by Sassuolo in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Inter Milan as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 4/13 by SBK. An unlikely victory for Salernitana is valued at 10/1 by Coral while a draw is set at odds of 5/1 by Betfred.
Recent head to head
Inter Milan have never lost to Salernitana and did the double over the visitors last season with both matches ending 5-0.
Players to watch
Lautaro Martinez scored four times in the two matches against Salernitana last season and will be the one to watch on Sunday. The Argentine striker is priced at 21/20 by bet365 to find the net on Sunday.
Inter Milan kept clean sheets in both matches against Salernitana last season and will be targeting a similar outcome on Sunday. Danilo D’Ambrosio and Alessandro Bastoni often feature at the back and can lead the Nerazzurri to another clean sheet at 23/20 by BoyleSports.
Anything else catch the eye?
Inter Milan won to nil in both matches against Salernitana last season and could be set for a repeat at 13/10 with BetVictor. Both wins were extremely one-sided which means a -1 handicap could also be considered at 4/5 with Paddy Power.
The Nerazzurri also scored in both halves in the two meetings last season and Sunday’s clash can be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 17/20 with Coral.
This Serie A match between Inter Milan and Salernitana will be played on Oct 16, 2022 and kick off at 11:30. Check below for our tipsters best Inter Milan vs Salernitana prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
