Spezia vs Inter Milan

Serie A runners-up Inter Milan take a routinely-looking trip to the Stadio Alberto Picco to encounter relegation-battling Spezia.

Last weekend’s underwhelming 0-0 draw against direct relegation rivals Hellas Verona left Spezia flirting with the drop zone, as they start this round only three points clear of 18th-placed Verona. Newly-appointed boss Leonardo Semplici has drawn both Serie A games in charge of the ‘Aquilotti,’ taking Spezia’s woeful winless league run to seven matches (D3, L4). Back to Alberto Picco, where they’ve failed to get on the scoresheet in their last five top-flight outings (D2, L3), Semplici’s men are unlikely to defy their disastrous five-game H2H record against Inter in Serie A (D1, L4). Indeed, the hosts are winless in their last nine home league games (D5, L4), suggesting the visiting side could have a walk in the park in Liguria.

In the meantime, Inter Milan bounced back from a disappointing 1-0 defeat at Bologna with a comfortable 2-0 home triumph over Lecce last time out, moving three points clear of fifth-placed AC Milan. However, Simone Inzaghi’s men have faltered on their recent league travels, picking up just one win in their last four away matches (D2, L1). Adding to their ongoing travel sickness, ‘I Nerazzurri’ have racked up just one win on their six most recent Serie A visits to Liguria (D4, L1). What’s even more concerning for the ambitious visitors is that they’ve failed to score in their last two Serie A away fixtures and could make it three scoring blanks in a row for the first time since 2013.