Serie A: Inter vs. Sassuolo – probable line-ups and where to watch on TV
Francesco Pio Esposito is favourite over Lautaro Martinez, while Josep Martinez is expected to start in the Inter goal against Sassuolo.
It kicks off at 20:45 CET (19:45 BST).
Inter beat Ajax in the Champions League on Wednesday, but lost the last two Serie A matches against Udinese and Juventus.
Cristian Chivu can rely on a full squad, but Lautaro Martinez is still not fully fit due to back pain so Pio Esposito is favourite to start in attack alongside Marcus Thuram.
Swiss keeper Yann Sommer is expected to rest, reports Sky Sport, giving Josep Martinez his 2025-26 debut. Alessandro Bastoni could rest too, making room for Carlos Augusto, while Francesco Acerbi will return to the starting XI.
Yeferson Paz is the only unavailable player for Sassuolo.
Former Leicester City right-back Woyo Coulibaly is expected to start his first Serie A match, pushing Sebastian Walukiewicz to the bench.
Inter vs. Sassuolo – where to watch on TV
The match will be shown live on TNT Sports 1 and DAZN in the UK and Ireland and Paramount+ in the USA.
Inter vs. Sassuolo – probable line-ups
Inter (3-5-2): Martinez; Akanji, Acerbi, Carlos Augusto; Dumfries, Barella, Çalhanoglu, Sucic, Dimarco; Pio Esposito, Thuram.
Sassuolo (4-3-3): Muric; Coulibaly, Idzes, Muharemovic, Doig; Koné, Matic, Vranckx; Berardi, Pinamonti, Laurienté.