Following a ruthless start to their Serie A campaign, Inter Milan continue their pursuit of the Scudetto when they host Udinese at San Siro on Sunday evening.

The Nerazzurri put their struggles of late last season firmly behind them by dismantling Torino in a 5-0 opening-day victory, giving new head coach Cristian Chivu the perfect start to life on the touchline. Alessandro Bastoni’s opener set the tone before Marcus Thuram struck twice, Lautaro Martinez added another to his ever-growing tally, and summer signing Ange-Yoan Bonny rounded off a commanding display.

Chivu, a surprise choice to succeed Simone Inzaghi, had a testing introduction during Inter’s Club World Cup campaign in the United States, but his players have responded in emphatic fashion on home soil. With a refreshed squad, the 2010 treble winner is tasked with restoring Inter’s domestic dominance while balancing a challenging Champions League schedule that includes meetings with Arsenal and Liverpool later this year. Before a highly anticipated Derby d’Italia against Juventus after the international break, Inter will look to extend their winning streak over Udinese to seven matches.

The visitors, meanwhile, enter the weekend aiming to upset the odds. Under Kosta Runjaic, Udinese finished last season inconsistently and opened the new campaign with a 1-1 draw at home to Hellas Verona, despite taking the lead through Thomas Kristensen’s header. That result leaves the Fruilani with just one win from their last 12 Serie A outings, and history does not favour them at San Siro: they have lost their last eight away trips against Inter, including two defeats last season.

Runjaic can take encouragement from a strong pre-season and Coppa Italia success over Carrarese, but his squad remains short of attacking firepower. New arrivals Adam Buksa and Iker Bravo are still adapting, while ex-Inter forward Alexis Sanchez will likely feature from the bench. Compounding matters, first-choice goalkeeper Maduka Okoye is suspended due to an off-field ban, meaning Razvan Sava continues in goal.

Inter, by contrast, are close to full strength, with Hakan Calhanoglu available again after suspension and new signings pushing for game time. Lautaro and Thuram will once again spearhead the attack, supported by Denzel Dumfries and Federico Dimarco’s width.

Given their confidence, squad depth, and recent dominance in this fixture, Inter are clear favourites to head into the break with two wins from two. Udinese may prove competitive for spells, but Inter’s superior quality and attacking fluency should eventually shine through at San Siro.

在经历了一个残酷的意甲开局后，国际米兰周日晚上将在圣西罗主场迎战乌迪内斯，继续追逐意甲冠军。

蓝黑军团在揭幕战中以5-0大胜都灵，将上赛季末的困境彻底抛在脑后，这也让新任主教练克里斯蒂安·齐沃在边线上有了完美的开始。巴斯托尼的首开纪录奠定了比赛的基调，随后图拉姆梅开二度，劳塔罗·马丁内斯为他不断增长的进球又添一球，而夏天签下的安格-约安·邦尼则完成了一场指挥式的表演。

齐沃是接替西莫尼·因扎吉的意外之选，他在国际米兰在美国举行的世俱杯比赛中被试训过，但他的球员们在本土已经做出了强有力的回应。随着阵容的更新，这位2010年的三冠王的任务是恢复国米在国内的统治地位，同时还要平衡今年晚些时候与阿森纳和利物浦的冠军杯赛程。在国际比赛日之后与尤文图斯的意大利德比之前，国米希望将他们对乌迪内斯的连胜纪录延长到7场。

与此同时，访客队进入周末的目标是打破胜率。在龙吉克的带领下，乌迪内斯上赛季表现不稳定，尽管凭借克里斯滕森的头球取得领先，但在新赛季的首场比赛中，乌迪内斯主场1-1战平维罗纳。这样的结果让弗鲁拉尼在最近12场意甲比赛中只赢了一场，而且历史也不支持他们在圣西罗：他们最近8次客场对阵国米，其中包括上赛季的两场失利。

鲁尼季前赛和意大利杯对卡拉雷塞的胜利可以给他带来鼓舞，但他的球队仍然缺乏进攻火力。新援布萨和布拉沃还在适应，而前国米前锋桑切斯可能会坐在替补席上。更糟糕的是，主力门将奥科耶因场外禁赛而停赛，这意味着萨瓦将继续担任守门员。

相比之下，国米已经接近满员，哈坎·卡尔汉奥卢在停赛后复出，新援也在争取比赛时间。在丹泽尔·邓弗里斯和费德里科·迪马科的助攻下，劳塔罗和图拉姆将再次成为锋线先锋。

考虑到他们的信心，阵容深度，以及最近在这场比赛中的优势，国米显然很有可能以两战两胜的成绩进入下半场。乌迪内斯可能会被证明有竞争力，但国米的实力和流畅的进攻最终会在圣西罗闪耀。