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Serie A MD19: Parma vs. Inter – probable line-ups and where to watch on TV

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7 January 2026

MILAN, ITALY – DECEMBER 03: Francesco Pio Esposito of FC Internazionale Milano celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Coppa Italia round of 16 match between FC Internazionale and Venezia FC at San Siro Stadium on December 03, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Francesco Pio Esposito is expected to replace Marcus Thuram in Inter’s attack in a Serie A game against Mateo Pellegrino’s Parma.

It kicks off at 20:45 CET (19:45 GMT) at the Stadio Tardini in Parma.

The Nerazzurri are the Serie A table leaders and today’s match marks Cristian Chivu’s return to Parma, where he made his debut in Serie A as a coach less than a year ago.

MILAN, ITALY - JANUARY 04: Cristian Chivu, Head Coach of FC Internazionale Milano, looks on prior to the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Bologna FC 1909 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 04, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) — MILAN, ITALY – JANUARY 04: Cristian Chivu, Head Coach of FC Internazionale Milano, looks on prior to the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Bologna FC 1909 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 04, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Abdoulaye Ndiaye, Matija Frigan, Zios Suzuki and Adrian Benedyczak are unavailable for the home side, while the Nerazzurri have travelled to Parma without Denzel Dumfries, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Tomas Palacios, Matteo Darmian, Andy Diouf and Davide Frattesi.

Multiple sources, including Sky Sport, Gazzetta and Corriere dello Sport, claim that Chivu will rotate his Inter squad ahead of next Sunday’s title showdown against Napoli.

PISA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 30: Lautaro Martinez (L) of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring a goal with Pio Esposito and Nicolo' Barella of FC Internazionale during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and FC Internazionale at Arena Garibaldi on November 30, 2025 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images) — PISA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: Lautaro Martinez (L) of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring a goal with Pio Esposito and Nicolo’ Barella of FC Internazionale during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and FC Internazionale at Arena Garibaldi on November 30, 2025 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Therefore, Thuram is expected to rest, making room for Lautaro Martinez up front, while Carlos Augusto will start in a three-man defence, pushing Alessandro Bastoni to the bench.

Parma vs. Inter – where to watch on TV

The match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 3 and DAZN in the UK and Ireland and on Paramount+ in the USA. Football Italia will provide live updates for today’s five Serie A matches on a liveblog.