Inter Milan vs Salernitana Betting: Odds & Preview
First vs Last in Serie A
Nerazzurri Take Commanding Serie A Lead
With Inter Milan’s 4-2 victory over Roma and Juventus’ 1-0 loss to Udinese, the Nerazzurri took a seven-point lead in Serie A. Inter also have a game in hand and look well on their way to a Serie A title. On Friday, Simone Inzaghi’s side host last-placed Salernitana in a crucial match for both sides. Salernitana needs to start picking up points to avoid relegation, while Inter is trying to widen the gap at the top. Ahead of the match, we’ll look closely at the Inter Milan vs Salernitana betting odds.
Inter Milan vs Salernitana
Location: Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy
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Inter Milan vs Salernitana H2H
This is the second opportunity for Inter Milan vs Salernitana betting this season. Lautaro Martinez scored four goals in the span of 27 minutes in Inter Milan’s 4-0 victory. Salernitana has been 0-1-4 vs. Inter Milan since their 2021 promotion. All-time, Inter Milan leads the series 6-2, and one match has finished in a draw.
Inter the Class of Serie A
Inter Milan’s resilience was on full display in last Saturday’s match at AS Roma. Following Francesco Acerbi’s opening goal for Inter, Roma struck back to carry a 2-1 lead into halftime. In the second half, Inter Milan scored three unanswered goals. Marcus Thuram scored in the 49th minute and was the closest player to the ball when Roma’s Angeliño put it in his own net seven minutes later.
Alessandro Bastoni scored his first goal of the season in stoppage time to cap off an important win for the Nerazzurri. Comfortably in first place in the Serie A table, the title is now Inter Milan’s to lose. They show -4000 odds to win their first Scudetto under Simone Inzaghi and have had both the best offense and defense in the league so far. Although he hasn’t scored in Inter’s last two matches, Lautaro Martinez still leads the Serie A player stats with 19 goals. Yann Sommer has been one of the best signings of the season in any league, as he’s kept 14 league clean sheets.
With an important Champions League round of 16 fixture vs. Atletico Madrid coming up, Inzaghi may rest some key players for Friday’s match. Plus, Francesco Acerbi went off injured vs. Roma and is unlikely to play in this one. Davide Frattesi and Juan Cuadrado should both miss out as well. Inter are a deep team and Winter signing Tajon Buchanan could make his debut here. No matter who plays, Inter will still be favored to win this one at the San Siro.
Coaching Change for Salernitana
Salernitana’s match vs. Inter Milan was shaping up to be a battle of brothers. Simone Inzaghi’s older brother Filippo was the manager of Salernitana from October 2023 until last Friday’s 3-1 loss to Empoli at home. The match vs. Empoli was an excellent opportunity for Salernitana to pick up points but they failed to get their first win of 2024. Now, Fabio Liverani has returned to management for the first time in over a year.
Recently, Salernitana has been a soccer betting pick to fade, as they’ve won just two Serie A games all season. The Granata brought in a bunch of players on loan before the transfer deadline in a bid to keep them up. Shon Weissman scored a debut goal vs. Empoli but it wasn’t enough. Salernitana brought in all of Weissman, Alessandro Zanoli, Toma Basic, Marco Pellegrino, Niccolo Pierozzi, Emanuel Vignato, Iron Gomis, Kostas Manolas, and Jerome Boateng before the end of the Winter window.
Boateng has started the last two matches at center back for Salernitana but he hadn’t previously played a competitive match since last June. It’ll be interesting to see if Liverani can put all of the pieces together and lead the Granata to another great escape. Right now, they are seven points from safety and have lost six of their last seven matches, in all competitions. At the moment, defenders Federico Fazio and Norbert Gyomber are out injured.
Inter Milan vs Salernitana Odds
Bettors shouldn’t discount the new manager bump for Salernitana. Along with trying to avoid relegation and defeat Serie A’s best team, Salernitana players will be vying to impress their new manager. Still, the Inter Milan vs Salernitana betting odds price the Nerazzurri as -580 favorites. Inter -2, -2.5 also shows +105 odds.
Inter takes a seven-game winning streak overall into this match and they’ve won two of those games by a three-goal margin or more. Seven of Inter’s 19 wins in Serie A have come by a three-goal margin or more and they defeated Salernitana 4-0 earlier this season. Lautaro Martinez has enjoyed recent matches vs. Salernitana and has nine goals in this fixture.
In Liverani’s first match as Salernitana manager, the visitors are +1370 underdogs. That corresponds to just a 6.8 percent implied chance of victory. Salernitana +2, +2.5 sits at -125 odds but most of their recent matches have been competitive. A draw is also priced at +690 odds and over 3, 3.5 goals displays -120.
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