Inter played a tough match on Tuesday. The Snakes were guests at the Santiago Bernabéu, where they faced Real Madrid in the Champions League. The Whites stunned the visitors with goals in the 14th and 23rd minutes. Despite the Nerazzurri dominating, Mourinho's side completely read the game and outplayed their opponents. Kivu's side pulled one back in the second half, but that proved not enough. In the previous league round, Inter earned a come-from-behind victory over Napoli. The Snakes were trailing 0-2 by the 53rd minute. Lautaro Martínez's brace and Marcus Thuram's goal gave the Nerazzurri an incredible three points. After three rounds, the team is unbeaten on points. Udinese lost to Lazio in the last round. The opponents started the match evenly, and the first half passed with little dominance from either side. The second half began with a goal from Celström, and the Bianconeri held the lead for quite a long time. As in the match against Monza, the team physically faded in the last 20 minutes. This time, however, the opponent fully exploited Udinese's mistakes. Thus, Frattesi's and Gudmundsson's goals gave the Romans a hard-fought three points. Udinese is not the easiest opponent for the Nerazzurri. Inter had beaten the Friulani four times in the last five league meetings, but each time by a one-goal margin. Thus, the most recent match at the Stadio Friuli finished 0-1. Interestingly, the first-round match of last season's, under Kosta Runjaic's side, was won. The fourth-round match at Giuseppe Meazza finished 1-2. The xPTS metric shows that the Nerazzurri's side earned more points than they should have. Thus, the Snakes have an overperformance of 2.18 points. However, in the upcoming meeting against the Nerazzurri, it will be not statistics but the schedule. Extremely tough fixtures with Real Madrid and Napoli are unlikely to bode well for Kivu's side's condition. Udinese, in the first round, hosted Como and showed that they can play against a crafty opponent. Clearly, the Friulians will play a second-string role. It is quite likely this will help them avoid a heavy defeat.