Tomorrow Inter Milan will face Crvena zvezda: here some fun facts

The Inter Milan team is gearing up to play their first home match of the Champions League season. 

Following a goalless draw against Manchester City on the opening day of the group stage, Simone Inzaghi's squad will face Crvena zvezda on Tuesday, 1 October at 21:00 CEST (20:00 local time).

Inter Milan and Crvena zvezda have faced each other on two previous occasions in European competitions. 

In the 1980-81 season, Inter Milan advanced past the quarter-finals of the European Cup, drawing 1-1 at home and winning 1-0 away.

Simone Inzaghi's team remains unbeaten in their last nine home matches in the Champions League. 

Furthermore, Inter Milan has kept a clean sheet in 13 of their last 22 matches, more than any other team since the start of the 2022-23 season. 

In the opening round of this edition, the Nerazzurri became the second team, alongside Sporting Lisbon in March 2022, to achieve an away clean sheet against Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in the tournament.

The match against Manchester City was very positive for the Nerazzurri, who delivered an excellent performance characterised by high intensity, as reflected in the statistics. 

The two players who applied the most high pressure on opponents in the opening round of this UEFA Champions League were Inter Milan's duo Mehdi Taremi (102) and Nicolò Barella (77). 

Additionally, Inter Milan recorded 110 more high presses as a team than any other club.

The referee for Inter Milan vs. Crvena Zvezda, a match valid for the second round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, will be the German official Felix Zwayer. His assistants will be Kemper and Dietz, while Adam Ladebäck will serve as the fourth official at the sideline. 

The VAR will be Pol van Boekel, with Ricardo de Burgos acting as AVAR.