Crotone
Serie A
Regular Season
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Inter
Crotone
Inter
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Inter can win the Scudetto this weekend, although they won’t be able to celebrate until Atalanta play on Sunday, and Crotone is not going down without a fight. Read our reasons for Crotone vs Inter prediction and betting tips.
Crotone is practically relegated, but they’ve been very entertaining under Serse Cosmi, scoring plenty of goals with Nwankwo Simy and postponing their demise with a victory away to Parma. The Squali knew they would be relegated if they had lost, so postponed the inevitable for a little longer, albeit remaining in the last place. “I might be biased, but few teams have so many forwards who can get shots on goal as Crotone,” Cosmi told the media. “It’s a pity because this team has always shown quality and our recent defeats have been narrow. Unfortunately, we don’t have the sense of desperation needed for defense – and the rest of the team – that is battling to avoid relegation. That can be decisive because we lack confidence and when Parma got back to 3-2, we froze. We make mistakes that frankly are not worthy of this level. It’s a shame because we have fun with our football and are entertaining for the neutral too. We play, we attack, but we tend to lose.”
The main positive from this season is the flourishing of Nwankwo Simy, who has 19 Serie A goals under his belt. “He won’t remain in Serie B, because he deserves a different level and could even go abroad,” confirmed Cosmi. “It’s not easy to understand the sheer potential he has without looking at his statistics. He scored 20 in Serie B last season, 19 in Serie A. That’s a huge amount. He has the quality and is so calm in front of a goal. When he steps up to take a penalty, you just know it’s going in. He will leave Crotone because he deserves a better situation than this.”
Crotone (3-5-2): Cordaz; Djidji, Magallan, Golemic; Pereira, Molina, Cigarini, Zanellato, Reca; Messias, Simy
Suspended: None
Injured: Marrone
The Nerazzurri can be crowned champions with a victory here as long as Atalanta doesn’t also beat Sassuolo. The title race is essentially over already anyway, but Antonio Conte is keeping his team fully focused until the job is done. Nicolò Barella admits beating Juventus gave Inter ‘belief’ in themselves and he denies accusations of being defensive. ''We are super organized and know there are players who can get a goal at any moment. Fatigue is starting to tell, as it’s been a tough year and we pretty much never stopped. The objective is more important than everything, though, and it is stronger than fatigue,” Barella told the media. This is Conte’s second season at Inter and he came close to a trophy in his first campaign too. “The Scudetto was our objective last season, but we didn’t get there. We also reached the Europa League Final. I won’t say it helped as such, but that defeat did act as further motivation and pushed us to do even better.”
Although the Nerazzurri are running away with the Scudetto, Conte’s style is still criticized in the media. “People accuse us of being defensive. I think we are super-organized, we are solid, and have a strong identity. We know there are players up front who can get a goal at any moment, so we’re relaxed. The coach is the same, whether it’s a Cup final or a friendly, he has been like that from the first day. All we must do is follow his instructions.”
Barella has gone from strength to strength over the last two years and many want him to be the new Inter captain. “I have improved as a player, certainly, as I’ve been training with these great champions. I used to get a bit ahead of myself, but I’ve studied from my teammates and learned to wait for the right opportunity rather than rush in.” Barella has been known to find the net a few times too, including in the showdown with Juventus. “The goal against Juventus, that whole game really, gave us the belief that we were strong. We already knew to a degree, but it convinced us that we could beat the strongest team that had dominated for so many years.”
Inter (3-5-2): Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, A Bastoni; Hakimi, Barella, Brozovic, Eriksen, Perisic; Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez
Suspended: None
Injured: Kolarov, Vidal
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Inter have picked up 16 points from trailing situations, more than any other Serie A side this season, whereas Crotone is the only club without a single comeback result. BettingKick’s Crotone vs Inter prediction is: Both teams to score.
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02.10.2021. | Crotone | VS | Ascoli | 2-2 |
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25.09.2021. | Cosenza | VS | Crotone | 1-0 |
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21.09.2021. | Crotone | VS | Lecce | 0-3 |
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17.09.2021. | Brescia | VS | Crotone | 2-2 |
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11.09.2021. | Crotone | VS | Reggina | 1-1 |
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02.09.2021. | Cotronei | VS | Crotone | 0-7 |
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29.08.2021. | Cittadella | VS | Crotone | 4-2 |
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22.08.2021. | Crotone | VS | Como | 2-2 |
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16.08.2021. | Crotone | VS | Brescia | 2-2 |
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06.08.2021. | Crotone | VS | Vibonese | 1-1 |
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02.10.2021. | Crotone | VS | Ascoli | 2-2 |
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21.09.2021. | Crotone | VS | Lecce | 0-3 |
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11.09.2021. | Crotone | VS | Reggina | 1-1 |
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22.08.2021. | Crotone | VS | Como | 2-2 |
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16.08.2021. | Crotone | VS | Brescia | 2-2 |
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06.08.2021. | Crotone | VS | Vibonese | 1-1 |
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01.08.2021. | Crotone | VS | Giana Erminio | 1-0 |
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23.07.2021. | Crotone | VS | Cotronei | 18-0 |
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13.07.2021. | Crotone | VS | Real Fondo Gesu | 18-1 |
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23.05.2021. | Crotone | VS | Fiorentina | 0-0 |
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25.09.2021. | Cosenza | VS | Crotone | 1-0 |
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17.09.2021. | Brescia | VS | Crotone | 2-2 |
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02.09.2021. | Cotronei | VS | Crotone | 0-7 |
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29.08.2021. | Cittadella | VS | Crotone | 4-2 |
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28.07.2021. | Inter | VS | Crotone | 6-0 |
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16.05.2021. | Benevento | VS | Crotone | 1-1 |
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09.05.2021. | Roma | VS | Crotone | 5-0 |
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24.04.2021. | Parma | VS | Crotone | 3-4 |
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10.04.2021. | Spezia | VS | Crotone | 3-2 |
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03.04.2021. | Napoli | VS | Crotone | 4-3 |
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10.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Napoli | 1-1 |
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06.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Arsenal | 1-0 |
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03.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Venezia | 1-0 |
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30.10.2024. | Empoli | VS | Inter | 0-3 |
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27.10.2024. | Inter | VS | Juventus | 4-4 |
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23.10.2024. | Young Boys | VS | Inter | 0-1 |
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20.10.2024. | Roma | VS | Inter | 0-1 |
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05.10.2024. | Inter | VS | Torino | 3-2 |
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01.10.2024. | Inter | VS | Crvena Zvezda | 4-0 |
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28.09.2024. | Udinese | VS | Inter | 2-3 |
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10.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Napoli | 1-1 |
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06.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Arsenal | 1-0 |
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03.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Venezia | 1-0 |
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27.10.2024. | Inter | VS | Juventus | 4-4 |
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05.10.2024. | Inter | VS | Torino | 3-2 |
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01.10.2024. | Inter | VS | Crvena Zvezda | 4-0 |
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22.09.2024. | Inter | VS | Milan | 1-2 |
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30.08.2024. | Inter | VS | Atalanta | 4-0 |
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24.08.2024. | Inter | VS | Lecce | 2-0 |
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07.08.2024. | Inter | VS | Al Ittihad | 0-2 |
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30.10.2024. | Empoli | VS | Inter | 0-3 |
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23.10.2024. | Young Boys | VS | Inter | 0-1 |
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20.10.2024. | Roma | VS | Inter | 0-1 |
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28.09.2024. | Udinese | VS | Inter | 2-3 |
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18.09.2024. | Manchester City | VS | Inter | 0-0 |
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15.09.2024. | Monza | VS | Inter | 1-1 |
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17.08.2024. | Genoa | VS | Inter | 2-2 |
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11.08.2024. | Chelsea | VS | Inter | 1-1 |
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02.08.2024. | Pisa | VS | Inter | 1-1 |
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26.05.2024. | Verona | VS | Inter | 2-2 |
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Daniel Garcia is originally from Basque Country, and as a kid who grew up just a few streets from Mendizorrotza Stadium, the choice of Deportivo Alavés as his favourite club is more than obvious. Because of his studies, he moved to Madrid where he graduated in Sports Journalism. Daniel plays football on the weekends, but that does not stop him from watching all La Liga matches. He believes that the outcome of a match can be predicted if all the parameters are analyzed well, including form of the players and weather conditions. Currently he is living in Belgrade, and is in love with a Serbian girl who works as a journalist at one of the famous Sport Channels in Serbia.