Chelsea vs Inter Milan Preview and Predictions

Chelsea players train ahead of their game against Inter Milan

 Chelsea will go one on one against Inter Milan on Thursday at the Lucas Oil Stadium in the capital city of Hoosier State as it begins its campaign in the Guinness International Champions Cup. The tournament includes many star teams such as Real Madrid, Valencia, Everton and LA Galaxy. Both teams will want to do well tonight as they look to gather momentum heading into the all crucial next season.

 The blues, led by Jose Mourinho will head into the tournament having completed a 3 game Asian tour which all ended in victory. The blues showed impressive displays at the Asian tour where the youngsters were given a chance to show off their ability too. This game also marks a special occasion for Jose Mourinho as he leads Chelsea against a side which he managed to victory in the UEFA Champions League in 2009.

Chelsea squad at the airport

  The blues flew a 25 member squad to the states which include goalkeepers Petr Čech, Mark Schwarzer, Henrique Hilário and Jamal Blackman; and defenders César Azpilicueta, Branislav Ivanović, Ashley Cole, Gary Cahill, John Terry, Ryan Bertrand and David Luiz. The midfield will be occupied by the likes of John Obi Mikel, Michael Essien, Oscar, Ramires, Frank Lampard, Marco van Ginkel, Eden Hazard, Juan Mata, Victor Moses, André Schürrle and Kevin De Bruyne while Torres, Lukaku and Ba will lead the attack.


On the other hand, Inter's coach Walter Mazzarri is leading his own 25 member squad which includes  forwards Diego Milito and Rodrigo Palacio (12 goals in Serie A), defender and captain Javier Zanetti and goalkeeper Samir Handanovič.

LA Lakers basketball star Steve Nash practices with the Inter players during their training session

Chelsea deployed the 4-3-3 tactics to perfection against the weaker Asian teams but Inter will provide a much sterner test as they have plenty of quality in side. The Nerazzurris will look to win this game and avoid any injuries to gain the all important momentum heading into the Serie-A season. Similarly the blues will look to use its talented midfield to create chances and score an important victory for themselves.

The match starts at 1:00 GMT (Friday)/8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT and can be watched on Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer 2Go, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3 (US); Chelsea TV (UK).

My prediction for the match is: Chelsea FC 2- Inter Milan 1