Inter to take nothing for granted against Roma
Simone Inzaghi still expects Inter Milan to put its best foot forward as he anticipates a tough test against struggling Roma in Serie A.
Roma has won just two of its nine games across all competitions this season, although Ivan Juric's side is unbeaten in its past three home outings.
Inter, meanwhile, slipped down to third after Juventus's win over Lazio, and is looking for a fourth win on the bounce after its 2-1 derby defeat to AC Milan.
Even though it faces a side still in search of its best form, Inzaghi has warned Inter that it cannot let its guard down.
"We know what kind of opponent we are going to face," Inzaghi said.
"We've faced [coach Ivan] Juric many times in recent years, he is clearly bringing his philosophy to Roma, and we must be ready to put in a good performance, both with and without the ball. [Achieving] it will take a great Inter."
Inter will be without injured midfielders Piotr Zielinski and Kristjan Asllani, although the pair has featured minimally for Inter so far, with Zielinski only playing 68 minutes in Serie so far this season.
"The international break shouldn't influence us. Before the break we had three wins, we need to continue on our path," Inzaghi said.
"We've got many players who have played many minutes, others like Lautaro [Martinez] and [Mehdi] Taremi who have flown far but come back in quite well, all except Zielinski who returned with a slight injury and will not play.
"Asllani picked up a slight knock to his knee and also won't be available, but [Thomas] Berenbruch will be in the squad, a promising talent from [our under-19 team], so we won't have any issues."
Inter has a busy week ahead, returning to UEFA Champions League action to face Young Boys before hosting Juventus in Serie A next weekend.
Despite the packed schedule between the two international breaks, Inzaghi is determined to take it one game at a time.
"We know that we're about to play seven games in 20 days, so we need to do well but at the moment, the only concern for myself and the squad is to prepare well for the game against Roma [on Monday AEDT]," he added.
"We will try to draw on the entire squad knowing that many of the lads try to cause me and my staff trouble on a daily basis when making our selections."
