Official Starting Lineups – Inter Milan Vs Torino: Issiaka Kamate & Davide Frattesi Start | OneFootball

Inter Milan coach Cristian Chivu has decided to start Issiaka Kamate and Davide Frattesi against Torino. This evening’s Coppa Italia quarter-final clash kicks off at 21:00 CET in U-Power Stadium in Monza.

Inter Milan made light work of second-tier Venezia in the previous round, cruising to a dominant 5-1 victory at San Siro.

Meanwhile, Torino staged a massive upset at the Stadio Olimpico, denying Roma a chance to face Inter in the quarter-finals.

Despite heading into proceedings as favorites, Inter will be without several first-team stars here.

Indeed, Cristian Chivu cannot call upon the likes of Denzel Dumfries, Nicolo Barella, and Hakan Calhanoglu.

Furthermore, there’s a risk of fatigue amid Inter’s congested fixture schedule.

Therefore, the 45-year-old had to change his starting lineup tonight.

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Teenage midfielder Issiaka Kamate gets his first start for the senior team on the right.

Indeed, the absences of Hakan Calhanoglu and Nicolo Barella have forced Chivu to give the youngster a chance to start in midfield.

In addition to Kamate, another young gun, Matteo Cocchi, starts as a wide player on the left.

Furthermore, veteran star Henrikh Mkhitaryan returns to the starting lineup. Meanwhile, Matteo Darmian seemed on the verge of making his first start of the season.

However, according to FCInterNews, Chivu had to leave him out of the squad to a stomach issue.

Chivu Hands Davide Frattesi First Set of Back-to-Back Starts

MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 05: Davide Frattesi of FC Internazionale controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD4 match between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Kairat Almaty at Stadio San Siro on November 05, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Davide Frattesi has been on the fringes this season, making a mere two starts in Serie A.

However, with Barella and Calhanoglu injured, the 26-year-old started on Sunday in Cremona.

As such, the former Sassuolo man is ready to start consecutive matches for the first time this term.

Meanwhile, Mkhitaryan and Frattesi complete the midfield quartet, with Piotr Zielinski starting on the bench.

Further changes come on the flank.

In addition to handing Josep Martinez his first start in goal since mid-December, Chivu decided to overhaul other departments.

Furthermore, Federico Dimarco drops to the bench in favor of Andy Diouf, with Carlos Augusto joining Stefan de Vrij and Francesco Acerbi in defense.

Finally, Marcus Thuram and Ange-Yoan Bonny lead the line at the expense of Lautaro Martinez and Francesco Pio Esposito.

Inter Milan vs Torino – Official Starting Lineups: Frattesi, Cocchi & Kamate Start

SANT’ARCANGELO DI ROMAGNA, ITALY – OCTOBER 28: Matteo Cocchi of Italy in action during European Under-17 Championship 2024 qualifying round match between Italy and Northern Ireland at Stadio Valentino Mazzola on October 28, 2023 in Sant’Arcangelo di Romagna, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images)

INTER (3-5-2): 13 J. Martinez; 6 De Vrij, 15 Acerbi, 30 Carlos Augusto; 41 Kamate, 16 Frattesi, Mkhitaryan, 17 Diouf, 43 Cocchi; 9 Thuram, 14 Bonny. Bench: 12 Di Gennaro, 40 Calligaris, 8 Sucic, 10 Lautaro, 11 Luis Henrique, 31 Bisseck, 44 Berenbruch, 54 Bovo, 50 Cinquegrano, 51 Alexiou, 58 Topalovic, 94 Esposito, 95 Bastoni. Coach: Chivu. Suspended: none. Unavailable: Dumfries, Calhanoglu, Barella.

TORINO (3-5-2): 1 Paleari; 35 Marianucci, 23 Coco, 61 Tameze; 16 Pedersen, 14 Anjorin, 4 Prati, 10 Vlasic, 33 Obrador; 17 Kulenovic, 92 Njie. Bench: Substitutes: 81 Israel, 99 Siviero, 6 Ilkhan, 13 Maripan, 20 Lazaro, 25 Nkounkou, 77 Ebosse, 83 Perciun, 91 Zapata. Coach: Baroni. Suspended: none. Unavailable: Gineitis, Ismajli, Simeone, Schuurs, Savva, Aboukhlal, Ilic, Nkounkou.