Inter Milan vs RB Salzburg: Club Friendly Live Stream Form Guide, Head to Head, Schedule, Fixture and Probable Lineups

Italian giants Inter Milan will take on Austrian outfit RB Salzburg in a club friendly fixture at Hibernians Ground in Malta on Wednesday. Both sides are looking to keep their squad match fit as their respective domestic leagues have been halted due to the ongoing FIFA World Cup and will resume only after Christmas. Inter are heading into the match on the back of a thumping 6-1 victory over Gzira in a friendly on Monday. The Serie A outfit didn’t have a great start to their league campaign, having collected 30 points from 15 games to be sitting at the fifth position, 11 points adrift of leaders Napoli. Salzburg, on the other hand, are occupying top spot in the Austria Bundesliga, with 39 points to their name in 16 matches. 

All of the best bits from our first game in Malta 🤩👇

— Inter (@Inter_en) December 5, 2022

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Prior to the World Cup break, Inter were in stunning form, having won six of their last seven league games. Their last competitive game against Atalanta in November ended in a thrilling 3-2 victory courtesy of a brace from Edin Dzeko and an own goal by Jose Luis palomino. After that, Simone Inzaghi’s side resumed their preparations for the next half of the campaign with a thumping victory against Maltese club Gzira United FC on monday. Raoul Belanova, Kristian Asllani, Hakan Calhanoglu, Robin Gosens, Federico Dimarco and Henrikh Mkhitaryan netted for Nerazzurri. Though without several stars due to injury and the ongoing World Cup participation, coach Inzaghi has named a 27-member squad to focus on fitness ahead of Serie A restart in January against league-leaders Napoli.

RB Salzburg, on the other hand, have most of their star players available as very few are away in Qatar. Meanwhile head coach Matthias Jaissle has included several youngsters from feeder club Liefering, where he was formerly manager. Salzburg’s last outing against Austria Klagenfurt in November ended in a narrow 1-0 win, courtesy of Benjamin Sesko’s 55th-minute goal. The result helped the Red Bulls to extend their lead at the top of the table to six points.

Probable Lineups

Although many of the top players are away on international duty, Inzaghi still has a strong squad at his disposal. The likes of Milan Skriniar, Edin Dzeko, Alessandro Bastoni, Calhanoglu, Samir Handanovic and Robin Gosens among others were involved in the match against  Gzira. Argentina striker Joaquin Correa is sidelined with an achilles injury, while Matteo Darmian and Danilo D’Amnrosio are not available due to various reasons. As for Salzburg, in-form striker Benjamin Sesko is likely to lead the line, with Sekou Koita in support. The likes of Lucas Gourna-Douth, Oumar Solet and Andreas Ulmer have not rejoined the squad. 

Inter Milan probable starting lineup: Handanovic, Skriniar, Acerbi, Bastoni, Bellanova, Calhanoglu, Barella, Gosens, Asllani, Mkhitaryan, Dzeko

RB Salzburg Forest probable starting lineup: Mantl, Dedic, Bernardo, Pavlovic, Wober, Seiwald, Kjaergaard, Diambou, Adamu, Koita, Sesko

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Inter Milan vs RB Salzburg Schedule and Fixture

The club friendly match between Inter Milan and RB Salzburg will take place at Hibernians Ground on Wednesday at 10:30 pm IST.

Where to watch Inter Milan vs RB Salzburg?

For the football fans in Slovenia, live coverage of the match will be available on STV 1. Meanwhile, thos in Israel can catch the live action via Sport 2.