After Juventus' defeat in Istanbul and Atalanta's loss in Dortmund last night, today it's Inter's turn, as they take the field in chilly Bodø.
The Nerazzurri are engaged in a challenging away match, on a field where many big teams have struggled, including this year, City, Tottenham, and Juventus itself.
In addition to the difficulty of the synthetic pitch itself, there's also the fact that, as revealed by several videos circulated by reporters on site, the turf is not in the best condition after yesterday's heavy snowfall and the intervention of machines that - besides removing the snow - have damaged some parts of the field.
The match at Aspmyra Stadion, in short, will not be a walk in the park for Chivu's team.
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🧨 Chivu: "No EXCUSES!", Marotta: "Bastoni? Bitterness!"
Beppe Marotta, president of Inter, spoke to Sky Sport before the Champions League match.
"Bastoni case? A page that left bitterness. Since Oaktree arrived, we have invested and therefore consider ourselves fortunate in this regard. I'm not skeptical about the funds. Stankovic? We have a buyback right and we didn't put it there by chance."
Chivu, Inter's coach, speaks to Prime Video before the match with Bodo:
"Field? It shouldn't change anything and it shouldn't worry us. We must be mentally and physically ready to accept the conditions, if you look for excuses and alibis you risk not making it."
The official line-ups
BODØ/GLIMT(4-3-3): Haikin; Sjovold, Bjortuft, Gundersen, Bjorkan; Evjen, Berg, Fet; Blomberg, Hogh, Hauge.
INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Akanji, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Sucic, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Lautaro Martinez, Pio Esposito.
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