Inter Milan welcome Bodo/Glimt to San Siro on Tuesday evening for the conclusion of the side’s Champions League knockout play-off tie.
The hosts have it all to do after a 3-1 first-leg defeat against their visitors, who are aiming to reach the UCL round of 16 for the first time.
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Match preview
No team has reached more Champions League finals than Inter Milan in the last three seasons (two), but last season’s runners-up are currently at risk of failing to reach the round of 16 for the first time since 2020-21.
Cristian Chivu’s men were emphatically beaten by Bodo/Glimt last Wednesday, snapping their six-game winless run across all competitions.
However, the Nerazzurri returned to winning ways in their 2-0 triumph over Leece last time out, which extended their lead at the top of the Serie A table to 10 points.
Having scored 11 times across their last three home outings, Inter have not been short of goals in front of their fans lately and will need another big performance on Tuesday to overturn a two-goal deficit.
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Bodo/Glimt wrote yet another impressive chapter in their debut Champions League campaign by beating Inter 3-1 at the Aspmyra Stadion.
That was a fifth straight win for Kjetil Knusten’s men, who are also now unbeaten in seven games across all competitions.
The Nordland-based outfit are now 90 minutes away from making their first-ever UCL last-16 appearance, which would make them the first Norwegian team in 30 years to do so.
Team news
Denzel Dumfries has not featured since November due to an ankle injury and has yet to return.
Lautaro Martinez missed Inter’s last outing with a calf problem and is also unavailable for Tuesday’s game.
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This should see Pio Esposito pair Marcus Thuram up front, although Ange-Yoan Bonny could also be deployed.
With no league action over the weekend, Bodo/Glimt are likely to name an unchanged XI from the first leg.
Kasper Hogh has netted in four straight outings for the away side and is one to keep an eye on.
Inter Milan Predicted XI (3-5-2): Sommer; Bastoni, Acerbi, Akanji; Dimarco, Sucic, Zielinski, Frattesi, Henrique; Thuram, Esposito
Bodo/Glimt Predicted XI (4-3-3): Haikin; Sjovold, Bjortuft, Gundersen, Bjorkan; Evjen, Berg, Fet; Blomberg, Hogh, Hauge
Prediction: Inter Milan 2-1 Bodo/Glimt
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