Inter Milan and Real Betis confirm starting XIs for Bari pre-season friendly
Inter Milan and Real Betis confirmed full starting lineups for a pre-season friendly at Stadio San Nicola in Bari on Saturday, August 15, 2026, the final warm-up fixture for both clubs before their domestic campaigns.
Inter have enjoyed a positive pre-season, opening with a 2-1 win over Karlsruher SC, beating Manchester City on penalties, drawing 1-1 with AC Milan and securing a 2-1 victory over Juventus; Real Betis collected wins over Sportfreunde Lotte (3-0) and Recreativo de Huelva (1-0), lost 1-0 to Granada, then beat Lille (4-0), Almeria (1-0) and Arsenal (3-1) while also drawing 2-2 with Bournemouth.
Inter starting XI: Josep Martinez; Yann Bisseck, Alessandro Bastoni, Leonardo Bovio; Andy Diouf, Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu, Piotr Zielinski, Carlos Augusto; Francesco Pio Esposito, Ange-Yoan Bonny. Bench: Ivan Provedel (gk), Raffaele Di Gennaro (gk), Benjamin Pavard, John Stones, Manuel Akanji, Aleksandar Stankovic, Federico Dimarco, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Luis Henrique, Petar Sucic, Jamal Iddrissou, Lautaro Martinez. How we line up for #InterBetis ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/F6MQZUVqNb
Starting XI: Alvaro Valles; Hector Bellerin, Marc Bartra, Natan, Fran Garcia; Facundo Bernal, Marc Roca; Pablo Fornals, Rodrigo Riquelme, Antony; Juan Hernandez. Our starting XI for #InterRealBetis! 💚🤍 pic.twitter.com/NBd2i5GDIf
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Cristian Chivu's Inter will begin their Scudetto defence against Monza on August 22, while Real Betis open their LaLiga campaign against Real Sociedad on August 21.
