Inter Milan travel to Turin on 26 Apr 2026 for Torino vs Inter with a simple proposition: win in Turin and, if AC Milan fail to overcome Juventus, Inter will be crowned Serie A champions.
Roberto D'Aversa, the Torino coach who has not lost at home since his appointment, will lead a team sitting 12th and effectively safe from relegation into a match that could hand Inter the title with four games to spare. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 EST / 17:00 GMT.
Inter arrive on the back of a 3-2 aggregate victory over Como that put them into the Coppa Italia final, a comeback powered by Hakan Calhanoglu, who scored twice late in the tie, and Petar Sucic, who provided assists for both goals and then finished the winner. The formbook is stark: Inter have won their last four matches while scoring at least three goals in each, have 12 wins and three defeats from 16 league away fixtures this season, and have beaten Torino in their last three trips to Turin by a 6-0 aggregate scoreline.
Those numbers underline why this fixture matters today. A victory would not only extend Inter’s remarkable scoring streak but could also deliver the Scudetto if results elsewhere go against AC Milan; the simplest pathway to a coronation lies through a win in this stadium.
Still, the match carries anomalies. Lautaro Martinez is sidelined by a thigh strain and will miss the game, depriving Inter of a regular starter. Alessandro Bastoni is also a doubt with an ankle issue, raising questions about Inter’s defensive continuity even as their attack has ripped through opponents. Marcus Thuram, meanwhile, represents a personal threat to Torino opponents — he has scored six times in four games against Torino — and could be central to any title-clinching day.
Torino’s recent revival under D'Aversa complicates the narrative. Since his appointment the club has taken four wins from seven matches, three of those victories at home, and D'Aversa has maintained a 100% record in Turin. The reverse fixture this season ended in a 5-0 defeat for Torino, and the club have not beaten Inter in the top flight since January 2019, a run of 13 meetings without a win. Yet D'Aversa’s ability to get results at home means Inter cannot treat this as a formality.
Selection notes add to the unpredictability. Torino could have Duvan Zapata back on the bench, while Tino Anjorin and Zakaria Aboukhlal remain out of contention. For Inter, manager choices will also be tested by absences and the load of a late-cup comeback that left the squad buzzing but possibly stretched.
The narrow tension is this: Inter look like champions-elect on paper — potent in attack, ruthless away from home, and fresh from a cup comeback — but they must do it without a key striker and possibly without a first-choice centre-back against a Torino team that has rediscovered form at home. That contradiction is the match’s core friction.
In the end, D'Aversa’s unbeaten record in Turin will meet Inter’s red-hot scoring machine, and that clash will decide whether the day becomes a coronation or an interruption. Whatever happens at 12:00 EST, the result will tell whether Inter can finish the job now or be forced to wait for another chance.
