Inter vs Genoa: Serie A champions, Inter begin their title defence on Saturday when they face Genoa in the opening match of the 2021-22 Serie A season.
Match Details:
Teams: Inter vs Genoa
Venue: Giuseppe Meazza, Milano, Italy
Date: Saturday 21st August, 2021
Time: 10:00 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.mtvindia.com/
Preview
The champions, Inter will look to start off their title defence in style as they face Genoa at home in the Serie A on Saturday.
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Inter endured a tumultuous summer after winning the Scudetto as they saw a number of their players and manager depart from the club.
The likes of Lukaku, Hakimi, Politano and Young were sold and so did Antonio Conte leave the club.
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Nerazzurri working towards #InterGenoa ⚫🔵
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— Inter 🏆🇮🇹 (@Inter_en) August 17, 2021
With new boss, Simone Inzaghi arriving at the club; Inter will look to kickstart the new era in style.
Nerrazzuri had a good pre-season winning their last 3 matches against Crotone, Parma and Kyiv respectively.
They have made certain acquisitions in Dzeko and Calhanoglu and Dumfries to the setup and expect them to fire them to the title this time.
Even after all that has happened, Inter will head into the season with confidence.
On the other hand, Genoa will look to improve this season after finishing 11th last season.
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They come into this one with a 3-2 win over Perugia in the Coppa Italia Round 1 match and hope to use that form in the league as well.
Genoa has signed a number of players to boost their chances of a successful season.
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— Genoa CFC (@GenoaCFC) August 19, 2021
The likes of Andrenacci, Sabelli, Vanheusden, Sirigu, Hernani, Johan, Semper have made the move to the Italian side in the transfer window.
With the players all set for match time, Genoa will hope to start the season well.
Inter beat Genoa 3-0 last season when they met in the Serie A with Lukaku, Darmian and Sanchez finding the back of the net.
Form Guide
Inter: WDWWW
Genoa: LWLWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Inter 3-0 Dynamo Kyiv
Genoa 3-2 Perugia (Coppa Italia)
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Simone Inzaghi has been speaking ahead of #InterGenoa 👇https://t.co/U6Ud3jBbZN
— Inter 🏆🇮🇹 (@Inter_en) August 20, 2021
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Inter vs Genoa in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Voot and JioTV App. On the basis of advertisements shown, we can confirm that the match could be broadcast on Sony Ten 2.
Team News
Sanchez, Eriksen, Gagliardini are ruled out for the home side due to injuries while Martinez is unavailable due to a suspension earned at the end of last season.
For Genoa: Bani and Behrami are unavailable due to suspensions from last season.
Inter possible 11:
Handanovic, Skriniar, de Vrij, Bastoni, Darmian, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Perisic, Sensi and Dzeko
Genoa possible 11:
Sirigu, Criscito, Biraschi, Vanheusden, Cambiaso, Hernani, Badelj, Sturaro, Sabelli, Pandev and Destro
Prediction: Inter 3-0 Genoa
Inter is the stronger side of the two and should pick up a comfortable win in this season opener.
With the likes of Dzeko, Brozovic and Perisic, the Serie A champions look a formidable outfit.
Genoa will struggle to get much against a side they have not performed well.
They lack the quality and experience to match up to Inter.
Players to watch out for: Dzeko, Perisic, Pandev and Sabelli.