Venezia Vs Inter Milan could turn into a family meeting from the first whistle at the Penzo, with Filip Stankovic in goal for Venezia and Alexsandar Stankovic in midfield for Inter. The match is being framed around the possibility that the two sons of Dejan Stankovic will start on opposite sides in Serie A.
That matters because Filip, born in Rome on 25 February 2002, has become Venezia's first-choice goalkeeper since joining in 2024, while Alexsandar is still fighting for a larger role at Inter. He is 21 years old and has played only four matches for the club, three in Serie A and one in the Champions League, even though he has already built a deeper record with Inter Primavera, where he made 58 appearances and scored 12 goals.
For readers searching this matchup now, the pull is obvious: the Penzo is not just hosting a league game, but a possible first senior start in which two brothers raised in Inter's system could line up against one another. Filip entered the club's youth ranks in 2014 at age 12, and Alexsandar followed in 2016 at age 11, so this is less a random reunion than the latest step in a shared football path that began long before either reached Serie A.
That background gives the fixture extra weight. Filip spent 2021 to 2023 in the Netherlands with Volendam, then returned to Italy and later moved on to Sampdoria before settling at Venezia. Alexsandar, meanwhile, was loaned to Lucerna and then bought back by Inter for 23 million after his performances with Bruges, yet his senior minutes remain limited; the figure that stands out is 46 minutes, a reminder that a possible first start would still be a small sample rather than a full breakthrough.
There is also a family message behind the occasion. Dejan Stankovic has advised his sons never to get carried away and never to take breaks because football gives no discounts, and that advice fits a night when reputation means little once the game begins. Both brothers grew up around Inter figures such as Julio Cesar, Diego Milito and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with their father part of the Triplete side, but the match at the Penzo is about present pressure more than past memory.
The stakes are different for each team and that is what gives this brother-versus-brother storyline real consequence. Inter need points in the race at the top of the table, while Venezia are chasing survival in the relegation fight. The unanswered piece is whether Alexsandar will actually be in the starting XI, but the way the fixture has been set up suggests the first real Stankovic duel at senior level is close enough to be more than a headline.
