Monterrey vs Inter Milan Bet Builder Tips: 12/1 shot on feisty affair

Group E finally gets its chance to shine in the early hours of Wednesday morning as Monterrey face Inter Milan at the Rose Bowl, Los Angeles (02:00 BST, DAZN). The Champions League finalists are looking to bounce back after the hammering they took against PSG in that final, while they also came up short in the Serie A title race. 

Below you can find my Monterrey vs Inter Milan Bet Builder Tips as we search for a winner. 

Inter Milan to win

We’ve got two new managers in the dugout here taking charge of their first competitive games, which does make this one slightly more difficult to predict. Domenec Torrent takes over at Monterrey having replaced Martin Demichelis a couple of weeks ago, while Cristian Chivu takes the reins at Inter Milan - after Simeone Inzaghi left for Al-Hilal.

However, despite that slight quirk, we have to back the European side to get the job done. They were one of the best teams on the continent in 2024/25 and came within a whisker of creating a historic season. Napoli won the Serie A title by one point, and Inter then came up against a lethal PSG outfit in Munich. 

How they respond to that defeat will be key, but the refresh under Chivu might be a positive one in terms of moving on. They’ve got an experienced squad that was made to look old by PSG, but they should have enough to beat the Mexican outfit here.

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Lautaro Martinez to score

Chivu’s next test will be getting the best out of the deadly forward duo of Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez. Despite some worries about their fitness, the manager was keen to calm concerns ahead of the tournament. 

“They’re both doing well,” Chivu said. “They had a 10-day stretch with their national teams, and we gave them a few days off afterward. As soon as Lautaro’s national team duties ended, he joined us here in America and started training right away.

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“Marcus had a few extra days of rest since he played in his national team’s second match. You’ll see them too, they’ll be involved in this tournament.”

That’s enough to give me confidence that Lautaro will start and score, having bagged 22 goals in all competitions this season. He’s their talisman, and should be able to find the net.

Stefan Medina and Sergio Ramos to get carded

Two cards for Monterrey catch my eye to round off this Bet Builder. You have to feel that this will be a feisty affair with the players on the pitch, and we have to start as always with Sergio Ramos. Watching him at Real Madrid over the past decade or so was not only joyous, but entertaining. 

The hot-headed centre-back was always up for a fight and now 39, has picked up two yellow cards and one red for his new club Monterrey. He is going to be tested here, and you can’t help but feel he will be booked at some point. The other name I’ve got down is one I feel offers massive value, Stefan Medina. He’s been their most-booked player this term, being carded 11 times in 43 matches - and given the work he is going to have to get through, should find himself in the referee’s notebook as well. 

This Bet Builder pays 12/1. 

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