Inter Milan will confront Lyon at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center in Nanjing, China, on Monday as a feature of the 2017 International Champions Cup pre-season competition. The two sides have experienced key changes this late spring, with Lyon specifically with an alternate take care of offloading two key stars in the exchange showcase.

Changes for the Nerazzurri mean Luciano Spalletti assuming control as director. The previous AS Roma supervisor saw his new side draw last time out and will be restless to keep exploring different avenues regarding diverse mixes in China.

Bury attracted their last amicable, winning a 1-1 stalemate against Bundesliga furnish Schalke 04. The attract was secured because of a ponder strike from Colombian focus back Jeison Murillo, per Football-Italia.net.

Murillo featured in a match that likewise observed Ivan Perisic begin. The Croatian wide forward is an exchange focus for Manchester United, as indicated by Toby Gannon of The Sun: "Manchester United are near concurring a charge of about £40million for the Croatian winger."

As Gannon noted, previous Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg expert Perisic has still gone to China with Inter, notwithstanding the instability in regards to his future.

Another player on the plane was striker Mauro Icardi. However the Argentinian noticed how he has been managing a thigh issue yet could at present play in China, per Daniele Vitiello of FCInter1908.it (h/t Ben Gladwell of ESPN.co.uk): "They would prefer not to go out on a limb that I may tear it once more, so I'm working independently, running a considerable measure, doing a ton of quality preparing. At that point we'll see whether I get the opportunity to play around here in China or whether I need to hold up until August."

Being without a star striker is not a new situation for Lyon, since the Ligue 1 side sold the productive Alexandre Lacazette to Arsenal prior this mid year. Lacazette joined objective scoring midfielder Corentin Tolisso, who moved to Bayern Munich, as prominent takeoffs from Lyon.

It implies matches like this are a possibility for new confronts Bertrand Traore and Mariano Diaz to demonstrate they are prepared to take on the position emptied by Lacazette. The two aggressors were incorporated into the squad for the competition, alongside the irregular Nabil Fekir and ex-United winger Memphis Depay, per the club's legitimate site.

Indeed, even without Lacazette, Lyon still have objectives in the side. They are certain to test the protective nous and resolve of Spalletti and his new players.

Inter Milan versus Lyon: Head-to-head
The main past meeting between the two sides occurred at the 2002/03 Champions League. Lyon stayed unbeaten with a 2-1 away win at San Siro and a 3-3 draw at home.

Inter Milan versus Lyon: Prediction

We have seen all matches at the International Champions Cup delivering high number of objectives. Both Inter and Lyon are solid assaulting units and are coming in the wake of scoring in each inviting they have played in this mid year. Also, the past two gatherings between the clubs saw the two groups scoring and more than 2.5 objectives. Along these lines, the best pick for this apparatus needs to originate from objective markets.

Inter Milan versus Lyon: Bet Tips

BTTS and Over 2.5 objectives for 1.80.