The Serie A title credentials of Inter Milan and Juventus will be on the line on Sunday as two giants of Italian soccer face off in a San Siro showdown.

Holding a one-point lead and a game in hand, Inter will have more than 70,000 fans roaring it on at a “Derby of Italy” which could define the season.

Simone Inzaghi’s side has been the country’s best since the start of the season and is rightly looking down on the rest of the league with comfortably the best attack and best defense.

Inter has collected 54 points in 21 matches, just two fewer than reigning champion Napoli had at the same stage last season before running away with a historic Scudetto.

As a reward Inzaghi gave his players two days off after last weekend’s 1-0 win at Fiorentina “as they deserve it.”

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Paul Kennedy edited Soccer America for 41 years (1985-2026). He began writing for SA in 1974. He started writing for France Football in 1978 and has served on in Ballon d'Or jury since 2007.