Inter Millan's chances of finishing higher than AC Milan for the fifth time in six Serie A seasons will soon become clearer when the city rivals first meet in matchday nine.
Inter's first test against one of last season's top three comes away to Roma on Dec. 2 in a tough week that sees them head to champions Juventus seven days later.
See Inter Millan 2018-19 Serie A fixtures in full:
Sassuolo v Inter: 19/08/2018
Inter v Torino: 26/08/2018
Bologna v Inter: 02/09/2018
Inter v Parma: 16/09/2018
Sampdoria v Inter: 23/09/2018
Inter v Fiorentina: 26/09/2018
Inter v Cagliari: 30/09/2018
SPAL v Inter: 07/10/2018
Inter v AC Milan: 21/10/2018
Lazio v Inter: 28/10/2018
Inter v Genoa: 04/11/2018
Atalanta v Inter: 11/11/2018
Inter v Frosinone: 25/11/2018
Roma v Inter: 02/12/2018
Juventus v Inter: 09/12/2018
Inter v Udinese: 16/12/2018
Chievo v Inter: 22/12/2019
Inter v Napoli: 26/12/2018
Empoli v Inter: 29/12/2018
Inter v Sassuolo: 20/01/2019
Torino v Inter: 27/01/2019
Inter v Bologna: 03/02/2019
Parma v Inter: 10/02/2019
Inter v Sampdoria: 17/02/2019
Fiorentina v Inter: 24/02/2019
Cagliari v Inter: 03/03/2019
Inter v SPAL: 10/03/2019
AC Milan v Inter: 17/03/2019
Inter v Lazio: 31/03/2019
Genoa v Inter: 03/04/2019
Inter v Atalanta: 07/04/2019
Frosinone v Inter: 14/04/2019
Inter v Roma: 20/04/2019
Inter v Juventus: 28/04/2019
Udinese v Inter: 05/05/2019
Inter v Chievo: 12/05/2019
Napoli v Inter: 19/05/2019
Inter v Empoli: 26/05/2019
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