Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, with Juventus unbeaten and yet to concede after wins over Parma and Genoa.
- Inter arrive under new coach Cristian Chivu seeking a response to their 2-1 home defeat to Udinese after opening with a 5-0 win over Torino.
- Inter have officially added Manuel Akanji from Manchester City on loan, and multiple reports indicate he could make his debut in the back line.
- Juventus are without suspended Andrea Cambiaso and have absences or doubts including Francisco Conceição, Arkadiusz Milik, Mattia Perin and Fabio Miretti.
- Reports disagree on Juventus’ starting No. 9, with Sky Sport Italia and La Gazzetta tipping Dusan Vlahovic to start and Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport backing Jonathan David, while Lautaro Martínez is expected to feature for Inter after a late return from international duty.