Official Starting Lineups – Inter Milan Vs Lazio: Matteo Darmian, Marko Arnautovic & Mehdi Taremi Start | OneFootball

Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi has decided to start Marko Arnautovic and Mehdi Taremi in attack against Lazio. This evening’s Coppa Italia quarter-final clash kicks off at 21.00 CET.

This evening, Inter Milan take on Lazio in a mouth-watering Coppa Italia last-eight tie. The last time that the Nerazzurri and the Biancocelesti met, it ended in a 6-0 rout in Rome, in the Serie A.

For Inter, this evening is a chance to reach the Coppa Italia semi-finals for the fifth time in the last six editions.

Meanwhile, Lazio will be out to enact revenge on Inter for a catastrophic loss in December.

Moreover, this will be Inter’s final warm-up ahead of Saturday’s Serie A top-table six-pointer against Napoli.

Therefore, it is little surprise to see Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi name a mixed starting eleven.

Mehdi Taremi & Marko Arnautovic Start In Attack – Lautaro Martinez On The Bench

Striker Marcus Thuram is not fit for tonight’s game. The Frenchman has yet to shake off an ankle knock that he suffered in a 2-1 win over Fiorentina.

Therefore, Thuram is on the sidelines for this evening’s match.

LECCE, ITALY – JANUARY 26: Mehdi Taremi of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring his team’s fourh goal goal during the Serie A match between Lecce and FC Internazionale at Stadio Via del Mare on January 26, 2025 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)

Accordingly, it is Mehdi Taremi who starts for Inter. The Iranian international leads the line alongside Marko Arnautovic.

That means Nerazzurri captain Lautaro Martinez drops to the bench.

Otherwise, though, there are few surprises.

Firstly, Yann Sommer remains on the treatment table as Josep Martinez starts in goal.

Then, in defense Stefan de Vrij gets the nod ahead of Francesco Acerbi after starting on the bench against Genoa last weekend.

Flanking De Vrij in the back three are Benjamin Pavard and Yann Bisseck.

Meanwhile, in midfield, Hakan Calhanoglu and Nicolo Barella make way for Piotr Zielinski and Kristjan Asllani.

Furthermore, Davide Frattesi completes the midfield rotation in the starting XI.

Lastly, on the flanks Matteo Darmian and Federico Dimarco start, with the former replacing Denzel Dumfries on the right.

Official Starting Lineups: Inter Milan Vs Lazio: Arnautovic & Taremi Start

INTER (3-5-2): 13 Josep Martinez; 28 Pavard, 6 De Vrij, 31 Bisseck; 36 Darmian, 16 Frattesi, 21 Asllani, 7 Zielinski, 32 Dimarco; 99 Taremi, 8 Arnautovic. Bench: 40 Calligaris, 60 Taho, 2 Dumfries, 10 Lautaro Martinez, 11 Correa, 15 Acerbi, 20 Calhanoglu, 22 Mkhitaryan, 23 Barella, 49 De Pieri, 51 Alexiou, 52 Berenbruch, 53 Topalovic, 58 Cocchi, 95 Bastoni. Coach: Inzaghi. Suspended: none. Unavailable: Di Gennaro, Sommer, Thuram, Carlos Augusto, Zalewski.

LAZIO (4-2-3-1): 35 Mandas; 29 Lazzari, 2 Gigot, 13 Romagnoli, 3 Pellegrini; 8 Guendouzi, 6 Rovella; 18 Isaksen, 19 Dia, 10 Zaccagni; 20 Tchaouna. Bench: 55 Furlanetto, 94 Provedel, 9 Pedro, 14 Noslin, 21 Belahyane, 25 Provstgaard, 27 Ibrahimovic, 30 Nuno Tavares, 34 Gila, 77 Marusic. Coach: Baroni. Suspended: none. Unavailable: Dele-Bashiru, Castellanos, Patric, Hysaj.