Inter vs. Juventus: the complete guide

The top-of-the-table showdown between Inter and Juventus is fast approaching: on Sunday the Nerazzurri will take on the Bianconeri on matchday 23 in Serie A at 20:45 CET at San Siro. They face each other with both having at least 50 points before matchday 25 for the first time in Serie A: the home side come into the game itop of the table with the best attack and best defence, with Juventus second. The two teams meet again after the reverse fixture ended 1-1 earlier in the season.

CLASH OF THE TITANS

Inter have achieved at least 17 wins and collected at least 54 points in the first 21 games of the season for the second time in their history in Serie A; the only previous time was in 2006/07 (18 wins and 57 points under Roberto Mancini). Juventus have earned 53 points after 22 Serie A matches this season (16W, 5D, 1L). A successful January for both teams: in the first month of 2024, Inter won each of their five matches played in all competitions, keeping a clean sheet in the last three and winning their eighth Supercoppa Italiana in the Club's history (the Nerazzurri have played one league game less). On the other hand, Juventus won two Coppa Italia matches and won ten points in four league matches (W3; D1).

DEFENCES ON TOP

Sunday's match will also compare the two best defences in the league. The Nerazzurri have conceded just ten goals so far and only once in their Serie A history have they conceded fewer goals after 21 games: in 1988/89 with Giovanni Trapattoni as coach. The Bianconeri follow with 13 goals conceded. Inter (13) and Juventus (twelve) have collected the highest number of clean sheets and, overall, have conceded fewer shots on target (60 for the Nerazzurri, 61 for the Bianconeri).

GOALS: WHEN AND HOW

A top-of-the-table-clash when it comes to goals, too: in the list of Serie A scorers, Lautaro Martinez is in first place with 19 goals scored, followed by Juventus player Vlahovic with twelve. Overall, Inter with 50 goals scored, is the Club with the best attack in the competition (36 goals for Juventus). Inter - having scored in each of their 21 matches played in this year's Serie A - could become only the second team to score at least one goal in the first 22 matches played in a single top-flight season after Juventus (who managed it the last time in 2018/19). Inter (twleve) and Juventus (eleven) have also scored the most goals from crosses this season and have scored the most goals in the first quarter of an hour of play (along with Fiorentina).

LAUTARO: GOAL AND RECORDS

Lautaro Martìnez, who scored in the reverse fixture, has scored 19 goals in 19 appearances in this league campaign: the Nerazzurri captain could become the third player to score at least 20 goals for three seasons in a row in Serie A in the history of Inter, after Giuseppe Meazza (five - from 1929/30 to 1933/34) and Stefano Nyers (four - from 1948/49 to 1951/52). El Toro could also become the second Inter player in the last 60 years to score at least 20 goals in 22 matches for the Nerazzurri in a Serie A season, after Christian Vieri did it in 2002/03 (21 for him). January was a record for the Argentine striker who, with his goal against Fiorentina, joined Mauro Icardi (both 124) in eighth position in the Club's all-time goalscoring charts in all competitions. He has scored 98 goals in Serie A: Lautaro could become only the third foreign player in Inter's history to reach the milestone of 100 goals in the top division, after Stefano Nyers (133) and Mauro Icardi (111).

INTER VS. JUVENTUS, WHERE TO WATCH ON TV

Inter vs. Juventus will take place on Sunday 4 February at 20:45 CET and will be broadcast exclusively live on DAZN in Italy. You can watch the game on the DAZN app on a smart TV or via livestream on mobile devices, such as PC, smartphone and tablet.

UPDATES ON INTER TV

As usual, we will have pre-match build-up with updates from San Siro ahead of kick-off on Inter TV. Our match coverage for Inter vs. Juventus will be live from 19:15 to 20:00 CET on the Club's official YouTube and Twitch channels. After the game, there will be analysis and interviews.

ASSISTS, GOALS AND CLEAN SHEETS

Hakan Çalhanoglu has scored nine goals this season in the league. The Turkish midfielder has never scored ten goals in a single Serie A season (also nine in 2019/20 with AC Milan). In addition, in the last 30 years only one Inter midfielder has scored double figures in a single campaign: Ivan Perisic (eleven in both 2017/18 and 2016/17). Marcus Thuram has eight goals to his name this season; in the three-points-for-a-win era, only four players in their debut season, both with Inter and in Serie A, have reached goalscoring double figures: Lukaku in 2019/20, Eto'o in 2009/10, Ronaldo in 1997/98 and Djorkaeff in 1996/97. Federico Dimarco is the defender to have been involved in the most number of goals (eight) in this current season (three goals and five assists). The Italian full-back has never done better in a signle Serie A season (eight also in 2020/21 with Hellas Verona – five goals and three assist on that occasion). Yann Sommer has recorded 13 clean sheets in this year's Serie A, a record for a goalkeeper in Europe's top-five leagues in 2023/24 – only once in his career has the Swiss goalkeeper kept more clean sheets in a season in the Europe's top leagues: 15 in 2014/15.

OFFICIALS

REFEREE: MARESCA ASSISTANTS: CARBONE – GIALLATINI IV: DOVERI VAR: IRRATI AVAR: DI PAOLO

DIFFIDATI E SQUALIFICATI

SUSPENDED Inter: - Juventus: Milik (1)

ONE YELLOW CARD FROM A SUSPENSION Inter: Bastoni, Inzaghi S. (head coach) Juventus: Danilo