Milano, Italy – Serie A no dey sleep as Inter Milan go meet Como for San Siro this Saturday evening. Last season, Inter finish as second, but dem no wan waste time as dem resume their Scudetto chase for this campaign. No be say dem go just waka come; Como dey enter the town like say dem get something to say! Dem don dey high spirits after dem beat Sassuolo 2-0 last week, plus dem don dey unbeaten for 11 matches for Serie A jare.
Inter no fit take Como for granted, though. Last week, dem handle Venezia with small wahala as dem dash dem 5-1 for Coppa Italia. Thanks to Marcus Thuram wey shine like superstar that day, wey score two goals and lead dem into quarter-finals. Inter dey in good form, oh! But, as dem dey high like this, e go bad if dem forget say Como fit cause trouble, especially as Como don beat dem last season.
Last weekend, Inter manage win 2-0 against Pisa, and dem dey just one point behind dem rivals – AC Milan. So, e clear say dem dey ready to fight for the top spot. But Como dey breathe down dem necks, especially with their star player, Nico Paz, wey don score and assist enough goals this season to make dem serious competitors. Na wetin we dey watch out for.
Como start dey turn into formidable team under Cesc Fabregas; dem no fit play small football again. E fit hard for dem to keep clean sheet, though. Dem don win only two from six away matches dis season, but dem dey sure say dem go try dem best against big boys like Inter. This wetin dey give dem confidence: dem no fit just sit down dey allow Inter carry all the points.
Na true say Como never score against Inter since dis century don start, but dem fitness levels and tactical know-how fit turn the table. Inter, on their side, go want make sure say dem score enough goals, especially since dem don set record for highest goals this season wit 28 goals for just 13 matches. But dem don face some challenges lately; no wan suffer two matches without scoring. If dem fit break that jinx am, dat go di for better for dem.
As for lineup matter, Inter dey bring back dem big boys – Hakan Calhanoglu, Alessandro Bastoni, and Lautaro Martinez wey don dey fire on all cylinders. Como no go get Alberto Dossena, Sergi Roberto, and Edoardo Goldaniga due to injury, but dem also dey prepare to give Inter a run for dem money!
At the end of the day, Inter suppose collect the three points for house, but we go see how e go be as Como fit show dem pepper. For now, prediction na Inter to win – but make we no forget say anything fit happen for football!
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