Official Starting Lineups – Inter Milan Vs Fluminense: Marcus Thuram Starts | OneFootball

Inter Milan coach Cristian Chivu has decided to start Marcus Thuram in attack against Fluminense. Today’s FIFA Club World Cup round of sixteen match kicks off at 21.00 CET.

Inter Milan take on Fluminese today. The Nerazzurri go head-to-head with the Brazilian giants for a place in the quarterfinals against either Manchester City or Al-Hilal.

Inter coach Cristian Chivu has made a few changes to the team that started against River Plate in the team’s last group stage match.

Firstly, Stefan de Vrij starts in the centre of the back three. Therefore, he replaces Francesco Acerbi alongside Alessandro Bastoni and Matteo Darmian.

Meanwhile, it is once again Yann Sommer in goal for the Nerazzurri.

Federico Dimarco Starts At Left-Wingback

NAPLES, ITALY – MARCH 01: Federico Di Marco of Inter celebrates after scoring his team’s opening goal during the Serie A match between Napoli and FC Internazionale at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on March 01, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Then, things stay the same on the flanks.

Denzel Dumfries keeps his spot on the right, and at left-wingback it is Federico Dimarco.

Therefore, Carlos Augusto once again settles for a place on the bench.

Meanwhile, in midfield, Chivu has gone with the same trio that had started against River last week.

Therefore, it is Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Kristjan Asllani, and Nicolo Barella.

Marcus Thuram Leads The Line

MUNICH, GERMANY – APRIL 08: Marcus Thuram of FC Internazionale reacts during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Final First Leg match between FC Bayern München and FC Internazionale Milano at Fussball Arena Muenchen on April 08, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

Lastly, in attack, Marcus Thuramstarts alongside Lautaro Martinez.

Reportedly, Chivu had been ready to hand Francesco Pio Esposito another start. However, the 20-year-old has suffered a minor injury.

Furthermore, Marcus Thuram is back from injury, Therefore, he starts.

In terms of injuries, meanwhile, Inter are without all of Yann Bisseck, Benjamin Pavard, Hakan Calhanoglu, Davide Frattesi, and Piotr Zielinski in addition to Pio Esposito.

Meanwhile, Mehdi Taremi remains in his home country of Iran. The 32-year-old has been unable to travel to the US due to the closure of Iranian airspace amid the escalating conflict with Israel.

Official Starting Lineups: Inter Milan Vs Fluminense: Marcus Thuram Starts

Inter Milan (3-5-2): Yann Sommer; Matteo Darmian, Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni; Denzel Dumfries, Nicolo Barella, Kristjan Asllani, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Federico Dimarco; Marcus Thuram, Lautaro Martinez. Substitutes: Josep Martinez, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Alessandro Calligaris, Francesco Acerbi, Tomas Palacios, Gabriele Re Cecconi, Carlos Augusto, Luis Henrique, Matteo Cocchi, Nicola Zalewski, Petar Sucic, Thomas Berenbruch, Valentin Carboni, Giacomo De Pieri, Sebastiano Esposito. Coach: Cristian Chivu. Suspended: no one. Injured and unavailable: Piotr Zielinski, Mehdi Taremi, Yann Bisseck, Hakan Calhanoglu, Benjamin Pavard, Davide Frattesi, Francesco Pio Esposito.

Fluminense (4-2-3-1): Fabio; Samuel Xavier, Thiago Silva, Freytes, René; Martinelli, Hercules; Arias, Nonato, Canobbio; Cano. Substitutes: Eudes, Ignacio, Thiago Santos, Manoel, Fuentes, Guga, Bernal, Lima, Lexcano, Ganso, Soteldo, Lavega, Keno, Baya, Serna, Everaldo. Coach: Renato. Suspended: no one. Injured and unavailable: Otavio.