Inter Milan vs Torino

Inter Milan will be aiming to conclude a stellar 2021 with a bang when they meet mid-table Torino in an exciting Serie A clash at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Coming into this matchday, Inter Milan have hit their stride, racking up a six-game winning streak in Serie A, returning a resounding +17 goal difference from that span. Additionally, they’ve won their last five league games by 2+ goals ‘to nil,’ winning the first half on each occasion. There’s another good omen here, as the reigning Italian champions have only lost one of their last 19 Serie A fixtures played on Wednesday, European time (W14, D4). Simone Inzaghi’s men have been nothing short of exceptional in the front third throughout 2021, becoming the second-ever Serie A team to have smashed a 100-goal barrier across a single calendar year (103). Topically, ‘I Nerazzurri’ have netted a league-high 48 Serie A goals this season, at least ten more than any other side, with 50% of those strikes coming on home turf.

As for Torino, a hard-fought 1-0 home triumph over a 10-man Hellas Verona side at the weekend made it four unbeaten Serie A games on the trot (W2, D2). ‘I Granata’ have won their last two league matches by a single-goal margin and could make it three top-flight victories in a row for the first time under current head coach Ivan Juric. That could be easier said than done, as they’ve gone winless in their last six Serie A away fixtures (D2, L4) since beating Sassuolo 1-0 in mid-September, with each of their four defeats in that period yielding an identical 1-0 scoreline. What’s more, Torino have lost both previous top-flight visits to the Giuseppe Meazza, as defeats as they had in their eight such contests beforehand (W2, D4, L2).