Inter Milan vs Cremonese

Inter Milan will be looking to return to winning ways in Serie A when they meet newly-promoted Cremonese at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Inter Milan’s bid to better last season’s runner-up Serie A finish was off to a flying start, as Simone Inzaghi’s men defeated Lecce and Spezia via an aggregate score of 5-1. However, ‘I Nerazzurri’ fell to a dreadful 3-1 defeat at Lazio at the weekend and could lose back-to-back top-flight fixtures for the first time since March 2020. But if you’re looking for an omen, Lazio were the first team to beat Inter last season, doing so on Matchday 8, with Inzaghi’s men going unbeaten in the following 14 league outings. On top of that, the 19-time Italian champions have won each of their last eight league meetings with newly-promoted sides while only losing one of their 14 historical Serie A clashes against Cremonese (W12, D1).

On the other hand, the upcoming trip to Giuseppe Meazza could stir painful memories in the Cremonese camp, with ‘La Cremo’ registering just one win in their previous 14 Serie A visits to this venue. What’s more, Cremonese’s embarrassing record of 63% loss ratio in top-flight Derby of Lombardia (29/46) promises another disappointing matchday for the visitors. Cremonese’s poor start to their first Serie A season since 1995/96 has seen Massimiliano Alvini’s side lose all three league matches by an aggregate score of 6-3. Yet, their fighting spirit has made all their opponents suffer, as evidenced by the fact all three of their top-flight defeats this term have yielded a single-goal margin.