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Football Bet of the Day: Back Inter to enjoy Saudi sojourn

Inter coach Simone Inzaghi
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi faces his old club Lazio in Saudi Arabia

After securing a winner in Portugal, Kevin Hatchard is taking us to Saudi Arabia for an all-Italian affair.


Inter v Lazio
Friday 19 January, 19:00
Live on Viaplay Xtra

We received a Portuguese pick-me-up last night, as Famalicao and Braga landed our BTTS bet with room to spare. As it happened, Braga netted a dramatic winner in the 11th minute of stoppage time, but we were long gone by then.

We'll make a long trip to Saudi Arabia now, because Inter are facing Lazio in the semi-finals of the newly-expanded Italian Super Cup. Napoli have already reached the final courtesy of a 3-0 win over Fiorentina, and now they await either the Coppa Italia winners Inter or last season's Serie A runners-up Lazio.

Inter have shown they are the best team in Italy this season. They qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League, and they have played some breathtaking football in Serie A. Simone Inzaghi's team are two points ahead of Juventus in the title race, and they are widely expected to pull further clear in the second half of the campaign.

Inter's firepower is what has really caught the eye. Lautaro Martinez has fired in 18 goals in 18 Serie A appearances, while Marcus Thuram has scored eight league goals and has set up a further seven, adapting swiftly to life in Italy.

Inter coach Inzaghi is a bit of a cup king. He won the Coppa Italia with Lazio and won the Supercoppa twice. With Inter he has won the Coppa Italia twice and the Supercoppa twice. Considering he also guided the Nerazzurri to last season's Champions League final, it's fair to say he knows his way around a cup tie.

Lazio boss Maurizio Sarri is always pretty disdainful of any competition that isn't Serie A, and he has pitched his team's chances at 25%. Lazio have also made progress in this season's Champions League, but they have clearly missed Sergej Milinkovic-Savic in midfield and they find themselves 18 points adrift of Inter in the league.

I'll use the Sportsbook's Bet Builder here to back Lautaro Martinez to have a shot on target, Inter to qualify (that includes a victory via extra time or penalties) and Over 7.5 Corners at 2.1211/10. Inter have lost just twice all season, Martinez has had at least one shot on target in his last 12 Serie A appearances, and both teams' games in Serie A average well above eight corners per match.

Back Inter to qualify, Martinez to have a shot on target and Over 7.5 Corners at 2.1211/10

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