Inter did not manage to hold the starting segment perfectly. Simone Inzaghi’s team made only a few serious mistakes, but they allowed the competitors to break away. However, the Nerazzurri gradually stabilized the situation, managing to take points from their main competitors in the fight for the title. In the 12th round the Nerazzurri scored a 1:1 draw with Milan, then beat Napoli with a score of 3:2. After two very high-quality league games Inter played an outstanding Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk, where they only needed a win. The Nerazzurri achieved their goal without any problems, beating the Pitmen with a score 2:0 at home. This victory allowed them to qualify for the playoffs. In the last round of the championship, Inter beat Venice with a score 2:0, thus extending the unbeaten streak in all tournaments to nine matches.
The 14th team of the past season started with a new mentor, who became Patrick Vieira in July. The start in the League Cup was unsuccessful for the capital’s team, where the team was eliminated at the first stage, losing to the modest Watford (0:1). So far the current Premier League of England is going well, where Crystal Palace has already recorded three victories and seven peaceful outcomes in 13 rounds, which brought 16 points and 11th place in the standings. It should be noted that the performance indicators were equal. The Londoners scored and conceded 19 times. After two consecutive victories over Manchester City (2:0) and Wolverhampton (2:0), the Glaziers drew with Burnley (3:3) and lost to Aston Villa (1:2). MacArthur and Ferguson, who has an Achilles injury, will not be able to take part in the game today.
