The Europa League round of 16 first leg match between Inter Milan and Getafe has been in doubt over the past few days. At the time of writing it remains in the balance whether this game is going to go ahead as planned because Getafe have refused to travel to Milan to play the match.
The game may be moved to a different venue so it can go ahead at the request of the Spanish club. However, whatever happens it is unlikely this game is going to be played at the home of Inter Milan, the San Siro, so they may lose their home advantage.
Nonetheless, Inter Milan come into the game having lost 2-0 at Juventus in Serie A on the weekend. It was a disappointing result for Inter Milan who are hoping to push Juventus close for the title in Italy this season. They are now 9 points behind the defending champions but do have one game in hand. However, it may mean nothing depending on what the authorities will do regarding the coronavirus and the conclusion of Serie A.
Inter Milan have played in one round of the Europa League this season having come into the competition thanks to their third place finish in their Champions League group. They played against Ludogorets of Bulgaria in the round of 32 and won the away leg 2-0 and the home leg 2-1 to progress 4-1 on aggregate.
Inter Milan’s home form shows just one defeat in their last 8 games in all competitions. They have also won 4 of their last 5 home matches in the Europa League.
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Getafe picked up a point in a 0-0 draw at home against Celta Vigo in La Liga on the weekend. It was a match they were hoping to win in their pursuit of Champions League football next season but they are level on 46 points with 4th place Real Sociedad and just 2 points behind 3rd place Sevilla.
Getafe’s away form shows just one win in their last 3 games and they have tasted defeat at Ajax in the Europa League and Barcelona in La Liga. Away form in the Europa League has not been good and Getafe have won only 2 of their last 9 away matches in the competition. However, they have scored in each of their last 5 away Europa League games and have proved tough opposition for every opponent.
Looking ahead to the team news and Inter Milan will be without the injured duo of Stefano Sensi and Victor Moses.
Getafe are definitely without the injured David Timor Copovi plus have doubts over the fitness of Vitorino Antunes and Filip Manojlovic.
If this match does go ahead it could be quite a scrappy game considering the build up to the match. Getafe have proved a worthy opponent for every team they have met in the competition this season and could come away with a draw with both teams scoring.