Serie A: Inter Milan's ideal starting XI under Antonio Conte

Midfielders

Barella was a part of Italy's U-21 Euros in the summer

Will this team realistically play with five midfielders? Yes and no. The wide players are likely to be more attacking options in Dalbert and Antonio Candreva. If you're seeing echoes of Marcos Alonso and Victor Moses, you're not far off. Conte will expect his side to defend staunchly, but in attack, a lot of the breaks will go through the wing-backs.

Barring any further signings, it seems fairly certain that this duo will be regular starters on the wings, although, Asamoah and Lazaro will certainly be in the running. We've seen Conte also experiment with Politano playing in this role, but his defensive contributions haven't been reliably good so far.

In the middle, Sensi and Marcelo Brozovic seem like nailed down starters, but the third spot could be a toss-up between Nicola Barella and Gagliardini. Barella is perhaps the more balanced option who provides plenty going forward and in defence and will be expected to start.

Conte has plenty of options in midfield though with Matias Vecino and Borja Valero also vying for places in midfield, not to forget Joao Mario as well.