Inter return to San Siro on Tuesday night needing to turn their Champions League campaign in a different direction when Ivan Leko’s Club Brugge arrive for the second round of the League Phase. Cristian Chivu’s side were beaten in Madrid by José Mourinho’s Real Madrid in their opener, a night marked by costly mistakes from Jones and Josep Martinez, while Brugge lost 3-2 at home to Unai Emery’s Aston Villa.
Key takeaways
- Inter host Club Brugge at the Giuseppe Meazza, with kick-off set for 21:00 on Tuesday 13 October.
- Norwegian official Rohit Saggi has been appointed to referee the match.
- Yann Sommer is due back at San Siro as Brugge’s goalkeeper, facing his former Inter crowd.
- Inter are expected to field Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram together in attack.
- Chivu is without Stones and Jones, while Brugge will be missing Ordonez.
A European night with an early need for response
The first League Phase fixture left Inter with no margin for complacency. Their defeat away to Real Madrid was shaped by errors from Jones and goalkeeper Josep Martinez, leaving Chivu’s group looking for a steadier performance in front of their own supporters.
Brugge come to Milan in a similar position after Aston Villa edged them in Belgium. Leko’s team scored twice but still came away empty-handed from a 3-2 defeat, meaning both clubs enter the second matchday searching for their first points of the campaign.
Sommer’s return gives the evening an added connection with Inter’s recent past. The Swiss goalkeeper is expected to start for the Belgian visitors, with San Siro set to welcome back a player who previously represented the Nerazzurri.
Likely selections and how to follow the match
Chivu is expected to retain a 3-5-2 structure, with Josep Martinez in goal and Lautaro Martinez leading the line alongside Thuram. Hakan Calhanoglu, Nicolo Barella and Piotr Zielinski are set to form the central midfield unit, while Federico Dimarco and Diouf could operate on the flanks.
- Inter: Josep Martinez; Bisseck, Akanji, Bastoni; Diouf, Barella, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez.
- Inter substitutes: Provedel, Di Gennaro, Pavard, Bovio, Carlos Augusto, Spence, Luis Henrique, Stankovic, Sucic, Mkhitaryan, Bonny, P. Esposito.
- Club Brugge: Sommer; Sabbe, Mechele, Lee Han-Beom, Seys; Vetlesen, Potts; Carlos Forbs, Vanaken, Jan Virgili; Tresoldi.
- Club Brugge substitutes: Jackers, Spileers, Dams, Siquet, Tsawa, Lemarechal, Nai Koren, Diakhon, Vermant.
Leko’s expected 4-2-3-1 includes Hans Vanaken behind striker Tresoldi, with Carlos Forbs and Jan Virgili providing the wide attacking options. Neither side has suspensions or players one booking away from a ban.
The match will be shown live on Sky Sport Uno, Sky Sport 252 and Sky Sport 4K, as well as on NOW. Streaming access is available through Sky Go and NOW for subscribers.
