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Latest Genoa vs Inter Milan team information

Inter Milan are preparing for their clash with Genoa with the much-anticipated return of new signing Mehdi Taremi, who scored five goals in three friendlies before suffering a thigh injury.

Although Taremi is back in training and available, coach Simone Inzaghi will be without a number of key players, including Piotr Zielinski, Stefan de Vrij, Tajon Buchanan, and Marko Arnautovic. In the absence of Taremi, Inter's attack could be led by Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez. Notably, Martinez has yet to score against Genoa in his career, but he has made his mark with five goals in the opening games of recent seasons.

Genoa also face a number of changes at the start of the new season, particularly in the goalkeeper position. Following Josep Martinez's move to Inter, Genoa may have to rely on Pierluigi Gollini or Nicola Leali to defend their goal.

Albert Gudmundsson, one of Genoa's key attackers last season with 14 goals, remains at the club despite transfer speculation. However, the departure of Mateo Retegui has forced an adjustment in Genoa's attack. Vitinha and Junior Messias, who scored the winner in last week's cup tie, are likely to be Genoa's main strikers in the upcoming match.

Latest expected lineup Genoa vs Inter Milan

Genoa: Gollini; De Winter, Bani, Vasquez; Sabelli, Frendrup, Badelj, Thorsby, Martin; Messias, Vitinha

Inter Milan: Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Martinez

Latest comments before Genoa vs Inter Milan match

Inter Milan finished last season in impressive fashion, winning their 20th Scudetto, and sporting a second star on their shirt, after beating cross-town rivals AC Milan at the San Siro. Despite drawing their final two games, they still opened up a 19-point lead over Milan, the second-largest gap between first and second place in Serie A history, surpassing Napoli's previous record.

Lautaro Martinez, Inter's outstanding captain, formed an effective partnership with Marcus Thuram, scoring 24 goals in 33 games and winning the Capocannoniere trophy before winning the Copa America with Argentina.

Under coach Simone Inzaghi, Inter have had a largely unchanged summer and drew 1-1 with Chelsea in their final friendly. Having lost just one away game in 2023-24, Inter are confident of entering the new campaign with an impressive record: the Serie A champions have won their first game of the season in 12 of the last 13 campaigns. Inter also have a superior record against Genoa, with a combined scoreline of 28-2 in their last 10 league meetings.

Genoa, under coach Alberto Gilardino, maintained their Serie A status last season, following their return to the Italian top flight. With characteristic tenacity, Genoa took 18 points from games coming from behind, a club record since Serie A returned to 20 teams in 2004. Despite ending the 2023-24 campaign with a win over Bologna and having been beaten just five times at home at the Marassi, Genoa will face a tough test when they open the new campaign against Inter.

Genoa last won against Inter at the Marassi in 2018, winning 2-0 thanks to a goal from former Inter striker Goran Pandev.

However, Inter have won each of their last five Serie A opening games, and with the stability in their squad, they have a good chance of extending their winning streak against a Genoa side missing key players in attack.

Score prediction Genoa vs Inter Milan

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Genoa vs Inter Milanas follows:

• Sportsmole:Genoa 0-2 Inter Milan

• WhoScore:Genoa 1-2 Inter Milan
• Our newspaper predicts:Genoa 1-3 Inter Milan

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