Overview
- Inter’s official XI pairs Marcus Thuram with 20-year-old Esposito, with Lautaro Martinez on the bench due to back pain.
- Nicolo Barella and Henrikh Mkhitaryan start alongside Hakan Calhanoglu in midfield, while Davide Frattesi is named among the substitutes.
- Federico Dimarco is selected at left wing-back and Manuel Akanji starts in defense with Stefan de Vrij and Alessandro Bastoni.
- Ajax list Jaros; Gaaei, Itakura, Baas, Wijndal; Regeer, Klaassen, Taylor; Edvardsen, Weghorst, Godts, with Steven Berghuis and Branco van den Boomen unavailable.
- The opener at the Johan Cruyff Arena gives Esposito his Champions League debut after a breakout loan spell at Spezia.