Serie A

Inter determined to keep their lead vs Udinese

After their convincing opening win, Inter will look to keep the level against Udinese

Following a convincing opening win against Torino, the Nerazzurri will remain at home and will aim for maximum points against Udinese to get in the best possible position ahead of the game against Juve after the international break.

Udiense, on the other hand, are looking for more points after drawing at home to Verona on Matchday 1.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

58 previous official encounters between the two teams in Milan, with Inter winning 36 (most recently 2-1 in last year's Serie A), 12 draws (most recently 0-0 in Serie A 2013/14) and 10 wins for Udinese (most recently 3-1 in Serie A 2017/18). Inter have won eight consecutive home games against the Bianconeri, scoring 12 goals and conceding a total of 30.

DID YOU KNOW?

A brace against Genoa in the 2-2 draw on Matchday 1 of Serie A 2024/25, a brace on Monday evening against Turin in the opening game of Serie A 2025/26. Since arriving in Italy, Lautaro Martinez has scored for the third time on the first matchday, after goals in 2020/21 against Fiorentina and in 2023/24 with a brace against Monza. In those two years, Inter won the Scudetto at the end of the season.

COACHES

Between Cristian Chivu and Kosta Runjaic, this is the second challenge after the one on March 1, 2025 with a 1-0 home win for Udinese, the only match between a Romanian and a German coach in the history of Serie A.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Okoye (Udinese) Cautioned: none

REFEREE

MARCHETTI (BACCINI - COLAROSSI) IV: ZUFFERLI, VAR: MARINI, AVAR: AURELIANO

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Juventus-Inter (Saturday 13 September, 18.00 CEST) Pisa-Udinese (Sunday 14 September, 15.00 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)