After the game was abandoned in traumatic circumstances last week, Inter Milan will be back in action on Friday evening when they welcome Parma to San Siro.

Inter’s game against Fiorentina was suspended due to a medical emergency, while promoted Parma shocked one of them The top 5 of Serie A last time outside.

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Play was dramatically halted during the first half of Inter’s match at the Stadio Franchi on Sunday evening as Fiorentina’s midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed on the pitch and an ambulance eventually arrived to take the 22-year-old to hospital.

Fortunately, Bove was soon breathing on his own and then regained consciousness in the intensive care unit, but the incident shocked both teams and they decided not to continue.

Inter went into the game level on points with the outstanding hosts near the top of Serie A – after a 5-0 win against Hellas Verona, in which Marcus Thuram scored a brace – although they are now four behind leaders Napoli with a game to go.

The Nerazzurri are also in good shape to progress in Europe and beat RB Leipzig last week to give a boost to their quest for a place in the top eight the Champions League table – only Premier League leaders Liverpool sit above them.

There are also consecutive 1-0 wins on the continent. Simone InzaghiThe Italian side have kept clean sheets in four of their last six league games – having failed to do so in any of the previous four – and the Scudetto title looks set to return to its former glory.

Thanks in part to Thuram’s performance, Inter have scored in 29 consecutive home games in Serie A and could now reach the 30 mark for the fourth time so far; However, their next opponents recently proved difficult to beat in Milan.

Although the Nerazzurri won the last meeting between the two teams in Parma, they have not won at home against their Emilian counterparts since 2013: with four draws and one defeat in that period, it is their longest winning streak against an opponent at the San Siro.

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Parma will make its final trip to Italy’s second-largest city after claiming a morale-boosting victory over another of at least six teams vying for the title this season.

The Gialloblu started their December schedule with a long-overdue home win, taking an early lead against Lazio at the Stadio Tardini as Dennis Mann A great shot from the rising star gave them the lead after six minutes Anas Haj Mohamed They later increased their lead.

After enduring a few scares and then conceding a goal late on, he became a defender Enrico Del Prato He turned heads with his third goal of the season, securing a 3-1 win that moved Parma to within a point of the top half.

The Serie B champions have struggled to maintain their lead since promotion, but they have now won two of their last three games, doubling their winning tally from their last 11 games.

While Parma emerged victorious in their last away game against Venezia – after a run of 19 away games without a win in Serie A – Fabio PecchiaThe team now has to make a significant step up in class.

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Simone Inzaghi, who was named Serie A’s Coach of the Year earlier this week, will most likely keep rotation to a minimum on Friday evening as Inter’s last game was halted early in the first half.

He should have an almost full squad to choose from Carlos Augusto has returned to training. Defensive duo Francesco Acerbi And Benjamin Pavardand substitute goalkeeper Raffaele Di Gennaro – who has undergone finger surgery – are the hosts’ only confirmed absences.

After Marcus Thuram scored another brace against Verona late last month, he could become only the third player in Serie A history to reach double figures in a single season by scoring two or more goals each time; he is ready to become a partner Lautaro Martinez in front.

Meanwhile, Parma’s attack is spearheaded Ange-Yoan Bonnyhis deputy Gabriel Charpentier suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon after assisting two goals against Lazio and faces several months on the sidelines.

Fabio Pecchia is also without Adrian Bernabe And Jordan Osorio due to injury, in addition to the long-term absentees Mateusz Kowalski and Alessandro Circati.

It remains to be seen whether Tunisian teenager Anas Haj will retain Mohamed, who scored in his first Serie A start Hernani And Valentine Mihaila are among several players fighting for promotion from the bench.

Possible Inter Milan starting lineup:
Summer; Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Martinez

Parma possible starting lineup:
Suzuki; Coulibaly, Del Prato, Balogh, Valeri; Keita, Sohm; Mann, Haj Mohamed, Cancellieri; Bonnie

We say: Inter Milan – Parma 2-0

The win should be a formality for Inter as they are confident at San Siro and Parma don’t usually fare well.

The visitors kept just one clean sheet all season, while their famous hosts averaged almost two and a half goals per game.

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