COMO, Italy – Inter Milan dey face serious pressure as dem prepare to battle Como for Serie A title matter on Saturday night. Na dis match wey go hapun for Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Inter need to win sharply to keep their title aspirations alive, but Como no go gree make dem waka easy as dem don dey perform well lately.
Inter find demself trailing Napoli by just one point while requiring help from Cagliari to defeat Napoli. Inter’s recent draw with Lazio last week don leave dem manda for dem own war. If Cagliari perform miracle, Inter fit still win di title, but first, dem need to take care of business against Como.
Como dey on fire, winning six of their last seven league matches under their manager Cesc Fabregas. Dis newly promoted team don change di narrative, after dem struggle at di beginning of di season. Dem recently ensure dem finish among di top ten in di league, which no small feat for dem.
“We don improve well-well since we start di season,” Fabregas talk. “We fit spoil Inter’s party and we ready to fight for our fans.” Como don gather momentum, especially at home where dem dey score plenty goals. Dem fit boast of a scoring average of about 1.56 per match from their home games.
On di other hand, Inter come sabi di importance of dis gane. “We must win, no be play matter,” Lautaro Martinez, Inter captain, emphasise. “Pressure dey, but we go follow do wetin we fit control. We go prepare well and make sure say we no slack for dis match.”
Inter likely go lineup with Sommer, Bisseck, Acerbi, and Bastoni for defense, while Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, and Mkhitaryan go operate in midfield. Upfront, dem go depend on Thuram and Taremi for goal chances. Although Como no don score against Inter in their last three encounters, dis time fit different. Como don score in all their last 14 home matches, including at least one goal in di last 13 Serie A games.
Como also dey face injury worries for dis match, with their top scorer Assane Diao out, as well as Goldaniga and some other key players. Dis challenge fit present a good opportunity for Inter to capitalize on their weakened side.
Inter must play with urgency, knowing say dem fit possibly end up in play-offs if dem and Napoli finish di season in tie. “We don tell di boys say make dem no underestimate Como because dem fit give us serious trouble,” Inzaghi, Inter’s coach say.
As di excitement build-up for dis decisive match, fans expect a cracker on di pitch, and both teams go give everything to claim di three points. Como don show say dem fit take points from di league top guns, and Inter no fit afford to slack if dem want to still dey compete for di title.
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