Bologna and Inter are due to meet at the Dall'Ara at 6:00 PM today, a fixture that arrives with Inter depleted and a transfer subplot after Cesc Fabregas said Nico Paz will not be playing for Inter next year.
The published a preview page for the match and listed Bologna in a 4-3-3 with Skorupski; Joao Mario, Lucumi, Helland, Miranda; Ferguson, Freuler, Pobega; Bernardeschi, Castro and Rowe, while Inter were shown in a 3-5-2 with Summer; Darmian, De Vrij, Acerbi; Diouf, Frattesi, Sucic, Mkhitaryan, C. Augusto; L. Martinez and Esposito. The game was due to kick off at 6:00 PM — listed as 18 pm on the service — with Bonacina from Bergamo named as referee and Dazn listed as the broadcaster.
Inter go into the match without Hakan Calhanoglu, Marcus Thuram, Denzel Dumfries and Manuel Akanji, absences the noted alongside a line that its tables are subject to change and that all times are UK time — the preview also disclaims responsibility for any subsequent changes to those listings.
On the field, Lautaro Martinez arrives as the club's leading scorer in Serie A with 17 goals, a figure that remains the clearest on-pitch benchmark in the absence of further match statistics in the preview.
Off the field, the transfer story has tightened into a small drama. Fabregas, speaking about the teenager, said he was sorry to read recent statements, argued that Javier Zanetti understands the dynamics around the young player and noted he knows the club decision-makers Marotta, Ausilio and Baccin well. Fabregas added that Zanetti is not a director at Como or Real Madrid and therefore should be treated with respect, and he insisted that Nico Paz will either be at Como or back at Real Madrid next season rather than at Inter.
That claim sits against other verifiable pieces of the puzzle: Madrid have the option to buy Nico Paz back this summer for €10 million, and Javier Zanetti has recently confirmed a dream tied to the player — remarks that have been read as encouragement by some in the market. At the same time, Inter are in a period of planned change, with reports in the preview pointing to a wider technical revolution under Cristian Chivu and several players absent because they were freed ahead of the World Cup.
The immediate schedule underlines the point: Cristian Chivu and Inter leaders were expected to meet soon in Via della Liberazione, a meeting cited as part of the club's preparation for changes after the season. That meeting — and the €10 million buyback window — creates a narrow decision cycle for the player’s future while the club finishes the campaign on the road at Bologna.
The tension is plain: Fabregas flatly rules out an Inter role for Nico Paz next season, while recent public comments from Zanetti and the existence of a €10 million buyback for Madrid point to competing signals about where the teenager will be next year. Which signal carries more weight will shape not just a single transfer but how Inter manage a youngster tied to multiple clubs as they undergo leadership and tactical change.
The central question now is concrete and immediate: will Real Madrid exercise the €10 million option this summer, or will Nico Paz remain with Como — because if Madrid moves, Fabregas’s prediction about Inter will be moot; if they do not, Inter’s internal decisions and the meeting in Via della Liberazione will determine whether the player becomes part of the club’s plans.
