Inter vs Spezia prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-08-19 18:45.
Inter Milan started the Serie A (SA) season with a 2-1 win at Lecce, making it an opening day success across their last four campaigns. Returning âprodigal sonâ Romelu Lukaku scored after one minute and 22 seconds to record the club's fastest SA goal in season openers in the last 60 years, and the quickest by a SA side on matchday one since 2011/12. Yet, Inter needed a stoppage-time goal from Denzel Dumfries to ensure three points as they just scraped past the winning line.
The San Siro will demand more from Simone Inzaghi's men as they go in pursuit of reclaiming the title, especially as the Nerazzurri have won their last three SA home season openers, each time scoring four goals. Having averaged three goals per game across their last four home league encounters here, their devoted fans might not be short of some entertainment too.
Spezia won 1-0 against Empoli thanks to M'Bala Nzola scoring his first SA goal since November 2021, a result which marked the club's first-ever win in a top-flight season opener. Now chasing their first back-to-back SA wins since January, the Ligurians will hope to break more records here by winning their first ever match against Inter (D1, L4).
There wasnât any difference last campaign between Speziaâs home and away form (18 points v 18), but it was a late blitz on the road that helped them steer clear of relegation. The visitors actually picked up 14 of their 18 away league points across their last ten SA road trips, including a 2-1 win at this venue over eventual champions AC Milan, which should give traveling fans some hope.
Players to watch: Interâs Lautaro MartĂnez has a career-high three SA assists against Spezia and assisted the opener while scoring the second in a 2-0 win in this fixture last season. For the visitors, Emmanuel Gyasi scored the late winner at this venue last campaign against AC Milan.
Hot streak: Inter haven't drawn their last ten SA games, the longest such run by a current top-flight club.