{"id":274594,"date":"2025-11-06T06:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T06:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/274594\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T06:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T06:22:11","slug":"official-lineups-inter-milan-vs-kairat-esposito-frattesi-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/274594\/","title":{"rendered":"Official lineups &#8211; Inter Milan vs Kairat: Esposito &#038; Frattesi start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inter Milan coach Cristian Chivu has decided to start Francesco Pio Esposito and Davide Frattesi against Kairat Almaty. This evening\u2019s Champions League Match Day 4 clash kicks off at 21:00 CEST at San Siro.<\/p>\n<p>Inter head into their fourth Champions League outing under <a href=\"https:\/\/sempreinter.com\/2025\/11\/04\/inter-milan-kairat-almaty-cristian-chivu-ucl-history\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cristian Chivu<\/a> as odds-on favorites.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the San Siro giants boast a flawless three-game record at Europe\u2019s top table this season.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the Nerazzurri should take the field in high spirits, especially after beating Hellas Verona 2-1 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>However, Chivu has more than one injury concern, with several players struggling with injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The absence of veteran midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/sempreinter.com\/2025\/10\/13\/henrikh-mkhitaryan-explains-here-why-joined-inter-milan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Henrikh Mkhitaryan<\/a> is perhaps the most significant.<\/p>\n<p>Inter Milan vs Kairat Almaty \u2013 Pio Esposito Set For Third Champions League Start<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ac-monza-v-fc-internazionale-pre-season-friendly-10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ac-monza-v-fc-internazionale-pre-season-friendly-10.jpg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-507176 has-webp size-large\" alt=\"Francesco Pio Esposito Inter Milan\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:3432\/2250;max-width:2048px\"\/><\/a>MONZA, ITALY \u2013 AUGUST 12: Pio Esposito of FC Internazionale looks on during the Pre-season Friendly match between AC Monza and FC Internazionale at U-Power Stadium on August 12, 2025 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, the big team news ahead of the match is that <a href=\"https:\/\/sempreinter.com\/2025\/11\/04\/inter-milan-kairat-almaty-pio-esposito-start-attack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Francesco Pio Esposito<\/a> will make his third start in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Back at Inter after a phenomenal breakout season at Spezia, the 20-year-old continues to make waves in Italian football.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the teenage striker scored his first-ever goal in the Champions League against Royale Union SG last time out.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, he is brimming with confidence, especially after scoring his maiden goal for Italy during October\u2019s international break.<\/p>\n<p>Despite starting in Inter\u2019s last eight matches across all competitions, <a href=\"https:\/\/sempreinter.com\/2025\/11\/04\/lautaro-martinez-essential-inter-milan-slow-serie-a-start\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lautaro Martinez<\/a> retains his place in the final third.<\/p>\n<p>Cristian Chivu Puts Faith in Davide Frattesi &amp; Nicolo Barella<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Davide-Frattesi-Inter-Milan-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Davide-Frattesi-Inter-Milan-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-500222 has-webp size-large\" alt=\"Davide Frattesi Inter Milan\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:3840\/2548;max-width:2048px\"\/><\/a>MILAN, ITALY \u2013 MAY 06: Davide Frattesi of FC Internazionale celebrates scoring his team\u2019s fourth goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024\/25 Semi Final Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Barcelona at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on May 06, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Another couple of pre-match question marks surrounded the midfield and the left-hand side.<\/p>\n<p>Despite establishing himself as Inter\u2019s driving force in the midfield, Hakan Calhanoglu will drop to the bench. This means Nicolo Barella starts in his place.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Piotr Zielinski starts again after scoring a sensational volley at the Bentegodi.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, Davide Frattesi returns to the starting lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on the left-hand side, Federico Dimarco starts on the left wing, with Denzel Dumfries starting on the right side.<\/p>\n<p>In defense, Carlos Augusto gets the nod in the starting XI ahead of Alessandro Bastoni.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Bastoni, Francesco Acerbi is out, with Stefan de Vrij replacing him at the heart of Inter\u2019s backline.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Yann Bisseck starts ahead of Manuel Akanji.<\/p>\n<p>Official Starting Lineups \u2013 Inter Milan vs Kairat Almaty: Pio Esposito Starts<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Francesco-Pio-Esposito-Inter-Milan-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Francesco-Pio-Esposito-Inter-Milan-3.jpg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-509487 has-webp size-large\" alt=\"Francesco Pio Esposito Inter Milan\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:3840\/2560;max-width:2048px\"\/><\/a>BARI, ITALY \u2013 AUGUST 16: Francesco Pio Esposito of Inter during Pre-Season Friendly match between FC Internazionale and Olympiacos FC at Stadio San Nicola on August 16, 2025 in Bari, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, De Vrij, Carlos Augusto; Dumfries, Frattesi, Barella, Zielinski, Dimarco; Esposito, Lautaro.<br \/>Bench: Martinez, Calligaris, Acerbi, Akanji, Bastoni, Luis Henrique,, Calhanoglu, Sucic, Diouf, Bonny, Thuram.<br \/>Coach: Chivu.<br \/>Suspended: none.<br \/>Unavailable: Mkhitaryan, Darmian, Palacios, Di Gennaro.<\/p>\n<p>Kairat Almaty (4-2-3-1): Anarbekov; Edmilson, Sorokin, Shirobokov, Luis Mata; Arad, Kasabulat; Gromyko, Jorginho, Mrynskiy; Satpayev.<br \/>Bench: Zarutskiy, Kurgin, Zaria, Baibek, Sadybekov, Glazer, Tapalov, Ricardinho.<br \/>Coach: Urazbakhtin.<br \/>Suspended: none.<br \/>Unavailable: Martynovich.<\/p>\n<p>Referee: Godinho.<br \/>Assistants: Rui Teixeira and Almeida.<br \/>Fourth official: Nobre.<br \/>Var: Narcissus.<br \/>Avar: Tiago Martins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Inter Milan coach Cristian Chivu has decided to start Francesco Pio Esposito and Davide Frattesi against Kairat Almaty.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":274595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":["post-274594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}