{"id":418336,"date":"2026-01-20T08:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/418336\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T08:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:29:09","slug":"inter-vs-arsenal-preview-predictions-and-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/418336\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter vs. Arsenal: Preview, Predictions and Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

The leaders of Serie A host their Premier League counterparts in a blockbuster Champions League clash between Inter and Arsenal on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

There is little doubt about the quality on show in this contest, but its importance is less clear.<\/p>\n

Both clubs find themselves inside the top eight of the league phase table with two matchdays remaining. While Arsenal<\/a> are all but mathematically guaranteed to finish in the top eight, Inter still have some work to do to ensure that they avoid the two-legged knockout playoff. <\/p>\n

Whatever the jeopardy, the calibre of players on display guarantees a base-level of high-spec excellence which should make for an enthralling affair. <\/p>\n

What Time Does Inter vs. Arsenal Kick-Off?Location: Milan, ItalyStadium: San SiroDate: Tuesday, Jan. 20Kick-off Time: 8 p.m. GMT \/ 3 p.m. ET \/ 12 p.m. PTReferee: Jo\u00e3o Pinheiro (POR)VAR: Jo\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alves (POR)Inter vs. Arsenal Head-to-Head Record (All Time)Inter: 2 winsArsenal: 1 winDraws: 0Current Form (All Competitions)<\/p>\n

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MORE: Full list of Champions League broadcasters around the world<\/a>Inter Team News\"Denzel<\/p>\n

Denzel Dumfries is currently nursing a muscle injury. | Image Photo Agency\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Inter\u2019s current Serie A unbeaten streak has been made all the more impressive by the absence of Denzel Dumfries.<\/p>\n

The immensely influential wingback has been struck down with a muscular issue since the November international break. Inter<\/a> lost the derby to AC Milan in their first game without Dumfries, prompting fears of what may lie ahead without this rampaging force of nature down the right wing. Those concerns were rubbished by a burst of 25 points from a possible 27, only failing to beat defending champions Napoli.<\/p>\n

Hakan \u00c7alhano\u011flu scored in that 2\u20132 draw with Antonio Conte\u2019s side but has since joined Dumfries in the treatment room with a calf strain. Manager Cristian Chivu confirmed that his Turkish midfield star would remain sidelined against Arsenal, but everyone else is fit.<\/p>\n

Inter Predicted Lineup vs. Arsenal\"Christian<\/p>\n

Christian Chivu is missing two of his key players. | Fotmob<\/p>\n

Inter Predicted Lineup vs. Arsenal (3-5-2): Sommer; Akanji, Acerbi, Bastoni; Henrique, Barella, Zielinski, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Mart\u00ednez.<\/p>\n

Arsenal Team News\"Piero<\/p>\n

Piero Hincapi\u00e9 is an injury absentee. | James Gill\/Danehouse\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Arteta has several choices to make on Tuesday night. Arsenal are in the midst of a daunting fixture pile-up but have the squad to rotate their way through it. With qualification to the last 16 effectively secured, this could be the moment for some reshuffling.<\/p>\n

There will be little change on the left-hand side of defence as Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapi\u00e9 both remain sidelined, but Cristhian Mosquera could come in for William Saliba following a return to fitness.<\/p>\n

Teenage phenom Max Dowman was removed from Arsenal\u2019s Champions League squad<\/a> ahead of the final two league phase fixtures after picking up a serious ankle injury, opening the door for Gabriel Jesus to make his European return. <\/p>\n

\"Arsenal\"<\/p>\n

This is a great opportunity for Arteta to rotate. | FotMo<\/p>\n

Arsenal Predicted Lineup vs. Inter (4-3-3): Raya; White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; N\u00f8rgaard, Merino, Nwaneri; Saka, Jesus, Eze.<\/p>\n

Inter vs. Arsenal Score Prediction<\/p>\n

Arteta\u2019s last trip to the San Siro pitch just so happened to be what Ars\u00e8ne Wenger described as Arsenal\u2019s \u201cworst ever night in Europe.\u201d A side with the Basque controller in midfielder were thumped 4\u20130 by Milan in Italy almost 14 years ago.<\/p>\n

Milan\u2019s neighbours are not to be underestimated all these years later. Chivu\u2019s Inter may not be quite as formidable as the iterations under Simone Inzaghi which reached two Champions League finals in three years, but they could get the better of an Arsenal side going through a mini slump\u2014especially if they stop them opening the scoring from a set piece<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cArsenal and Bayern [Munich] are the strongest teams in Europe right now,\u201d Chivu freely admitted ahead of Tuesday\u2019s fixture, \u201cbut I\u2019m also aware of who we are. We won\u2019t start feeling defeated; we will be the best version of ourselves.\u201d Should Inter reach those heights, they could very well get the better of this version of Arsenal.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Inter 1\u20130 ArsenalREAD THE LATEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS, PREVIEWS AND PLAYER RATINGS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The leaders of Serie A host their Premier League counterparts in a blockbuster Champions League clash between Inter…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418337,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-418336","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-soccer","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418336","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=418336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}