- The match is expected to start at 10:45 PM East African Time.
- Inter Milan won the latest encounter between the two sides.
- Both sides will miss the services of a couple of their players due to injury related reasons.
Italian heavyweights Inter Milan are set to welcome Como at the San Siro Stadium on Monday night in a crucial Serie A fixture.
Inter will be seeking to win the match in order to put themselves in a good position of retaining the Serie A title at the end of the season.
The Simone Inzaghi coached club occupies the third spot in the standings at the moment with 34 points, six behind leaders Napoli.
However, they still have a chance of closing the considerable gap because they have two games in hand.
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The Nerazzurri as they are popularly known around the football world, head into the match on the back of two impressive wins in domestic competitions.
They hammered Lazio 6-0 in their most recent league tie before picking up a 2-0 win against Udinese in a Coppa Italia match that was played at their home stadium on Thursday, December 19.
Marco Arnautovic and Kristjan Asllani got the goals in the game against Udinese while Marcus Thuram, Nicolo Barella, Carlos Augusto, Denzel Dumfries, Federico Dimarco and Hakan Calhanoglu found the back of the net in the one-sided encounter away to Lazio.
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Unlike Inter Milan, Como, who sit in the position 16 in the 20-team table, have struggled to register wins in recent weeks.
The club, which comes from the Southern part of Italy, has only secured a single win in their latest five matches.
The victory came on Sunday, December 15, where they walloped Roma 2-0 at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.
Here is the key information you need to know ahead of this game.
What time does Inter Milan vs Como start?
The match is expected to kick off at 10:45 PM East African Time on Monday at the San Siro Stadium.
Inter Milan vs Como Team News
The visitors will miss the services of Alberto Moreno, Maximo Perrone and Marco Sala, who are recovering from injuries.
Como head coach Cesc Fabregas is likely to go with an attacking lineup that has the likes of Andrea Belotti and Nico Paz.
As for Inter Milan, French FIFA World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard and Francesco Acerbi will not play any role.
In addition, Inzaghi is also expected to make a last minute decision with regard to the inclusion of Barella to his starting 11 since the Italy international is not 100 percent fit.
Possible Starting Lineups
Inter Milan: Sommer, Dumfries, Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni, Bisseck, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Martinez, Dimarco, Thuram
Como: Reina, Barba, Kempf, Goldaniga, Van der Brempt Roberto, Da Cunha, Strefezza, Fadera, Paz, Belotti
Inter Milan vs Como Head-to-head
Como and Inter Milan have played each other 35 times in all competitions with the latter picking up 23 wins. Six of those matches ended in a draw.
Furthermore, Inter Milan had an upper hand in the most recent encounter between the two clubs that took place in March, 2003 where they bagged a 4-0 win.
Inter Milan: 23
Draws: 6
Como: 6
Inter Milan vs Como Serie A Current Form
Inter Milan: WDWWW
Como: DLDDW
Inter Milan vs Como Prediction
The hosts are the favorites to triumph in this match based on their recent form and the experienced players they have in their squad.
Nevertheless, since anything can happen in a game of football, Como should not be ruled out from collecting something from this match.
Therefore, football fans should get ready for a hotly contested match where players from each club will do their best to register a win.