Saturday, at 19:00, Chelsea and Inter Milan meet in a friendly gala match to be held at the International Champions Cup (Nice). The top ICC tournament is attended by the best teams in the world at the moment, in a 18-band division.
Chelsea and Inter have met in several test games in recent years, and the balance is quite balanced, with victories for the Italians and two for the English. Interestingly, it’s never been more than three goals scored in a direct match between the two!
World Cup footballers have extended leave.
Chelsea played one friendly match this summer, a 1-0 victory over Perth (Australia). Inter, on the other hand, has not yet begun official preparations. Under the command of Maurizio Sarri, we will see midfielder Jorginho, who worked with the Italian at Napoli before transferring to London for 60 million euros. With Perth, the goal of the victory was scored by Pedro, and the Spaniard could enter again in the first 11, being sympathetic to the manager.
We expect Fabregas, Morata and Pedro to play alongside David Luiz, who has a new chance of assertion under Sarri’s command. Instead, players who have been to the World Cup will not be evolving for Chelsea before the start of August. This is Courtois, Hazard, Kante, Giroud, Cahill, Batshuayi and Loftus-Cheek, who have been given a long vacation.
Inter benefits from the services of Radja Nainggolan, brought from AS Roma, and other new players to be tested are Dimarco (brought from Sion), Politano, K. Asamoah and De Vrij. At the same time, Argentinean Lautaro Martinez is expected in the first team, already having a match for Inter in the summer preparations: 3-0 with Lugano. So we will see experimental formulas from both sides, and this will affect the homogeneity and fluidity of the two clubs.
PREDICTION: Chelsea to win @ 2.04
