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LIVE » Bodo/Glimt – Inter 0-0

Game start in Norway! Cristi Chivu's team starts as big favorites in this match, although the opponent has shown that it can produce surprises

Bodo/Glimt – Inter, the starting teams

BODO/GLIMT (4-3-3): Haikin – Sjovold, Bjortuft, Gundersen, Bjorkan – Evjen, Berg, Fet – Blomberg, Hogh, Hauge
Reserves: Lund, Sjong, Nielsen, Aleesami, Auklend, Saltnes, Helmersen, Klynge, Riisnaes, Bassi, Maatta, Mikkelsen
Coach: Kjetil Knutsen

INTER (3-5-2): Sommer – Akanji, Acerbi, Bastoni – Darmian, Mkhitaryan, Barella, Sucic, Carlos Augusto – Pio Esposito, Lautaro
Reserves: Gennaro, J. Martinez, De Vrij, Zielinski, Thuram, L. Henrique, Bonny, Diouf, Bisseck, Dimarco, Bovo
Coach: Cristi Chivu

Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

UPDATE 21:10 » The match will be played as originally scheduled

Even though there was a risk that the match would be postponed due to the playing surface, the hosts organized themselves properly and the match will start at the originally scheduled time.

UPDATE at 20:20 » The hosts are working hard so that everything is in order for today's match

With less than two hours before the start of the match, the hosts of this confrontation are making every effort to ensure that the match takes place in optimal conditions. A tractor entered the field, spraying water mixed with a special antifreeze to reduce the bumps that had formed, especially on the outer sides

UPDATE at 19:30 » The match, in danger of not being contested

There is maximum uncertainty ahead of tonight's game, scheduled for 10:00 p.m. One side of the synthetic turf has been seriously damaged by snow removal machines and it has numerous bumps, which endanger the physical integrity of Inter's players, which is why the team sent a complaint to UEFA.

The Italians ask UEFA for guarantees before entering the field, because they are afraid of injuries, they are not even used to synthetic grass.

Inter narrowly missed the TOP 8 in the League, ranking 10th. As a result, they have to go through one more round, the so-called play-off, to reach the round of 16.

Her opponent, Bodo/Glimt, caught the TOP 24 in extremis, the 23rd place, after in December he only had a 2% chance of advancement in the competition. Improbable wins against Manchester City and Atletico Madrid brought her here, so Inter and Chivu will be on their guard, knowing that the opponents have made strong victims before.

Inter made first contact with the artificial pitch at the Aspmyra stadium on Tuesday evening. That's where the official training took place, one that found Cristi Chivu's students in good spirits considering how well they're doing domestically.

What Cristi Chivu and Kjetil Knutsen said before Bodo/Glimt – Inter

Before the match, at the press conference, the Romanian coach urged caution:

“We did pretty well, but unfortunately we didn't qualify directly for the round of 16. Bodo/Glimt is a strong team, the club has progressed a lot. They caused problems for Manchester City and Atletico Madrid, so we know they are a formidable team.”

Kjetil KnutsenChivu's counterpart at Bodo, described Inter as “a top European team with players of great individual quality”.

“But we have to do things our way. We have a group willing to work no matter if it's -10 degrees Celsius, it's a mentality we've managed to instill in the players. We've reached the peak of form, we're at a good physical level,” he added.

The betting houses see Inter as a big favorite, especially since the opponent has only played 3 official matches since December, the 3 in the Champions League. That's because the Norwegian league ended at the end of November.