Inter bring back Ivan Perisic and Rafinha gets his first start, but Mauro Icardi is only fit for the bench against bottom of the table Benevento.

It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 GMT, follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

The Nerazzurri are in crisis, with one win against nine-man Bologna in over two months, fresh from a 2-0 defeat to Genoa that saw them slide down to fifth place.

Inter bring back Ivan Perisic and Rafinha gets his first start, but Mauro Icardi is only fit for the bench against bottom of the table Benevento.

It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 GMT, follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

The Nerazzurri are in crisis, with one win against nine-man Bologna in over two months, fresh from a 2-0 defeat to Genoa that saw them slide down to fifth place.

Finishing in the top four Champions League slots is their only objective this season and failure would be catastrophic.

Icardi is back in the squad after missing three games, but he’s only fit for a spot on the bench, so Eder again leads the line.

Perisic returns to the starting XI with Antonio Candreva and Rafinha, sending Yann Karamoh back to the bench.

Borja Valero is bumped in favour of Roberto Gagliardini with Matias Vecino in midfield, while Joao Miranda is also not fit to start.

Benevento are curiously in more confident mood going into San Siro than Inter, as they have enjoyed their third victory of the season with a 3-2 thriller against Crotone.

Marco D’Alessandro, Luca Antei and Fabio Lucioni are unavailable, but Bacary Sagna starts with ex-Tottenham Hotspur man Sandro.

Cheick Diabate is on the bench as one of the experienced January signings for Le Streghe.

Benevento have kept only one clean sheet this season, beating Chievo 1-0 in December.

Inter kept one clean sheet in their last nine games, so goals are to be expected.

Inter: Handanovic; Cancelo, Ranocchia, Skriniar, D'Ambrosio; Vecino, Gagliardini; Candreva, Rafinha, Perisic; Eder

Inter bench: Padelli, Pissardo, Miranda, Lisandro Lopez, Santon, Dalbert, Vecino, Brozovic, Karamoh, Pinamonti, Icardi

Benevento: Puggioni; Sagna, Djimsiti, Tosca, Letizia; Viola, Sandro, Djuricic; Brignola, Coda, Guliherme

Benevento bench: Brignoli, Costa, Cataldi, Billong, Gyamfi, Venuti, Del Pinto, Memushaj, Parigini, Lombardi, Iemmello, Diabaté

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