The Derby della Madonnina awaits at San Siro

All eyes will be on San Siro at 18:00 CET: AC Milan and Inter are ready to meet again after the recent EA SPORTS FC Supercup final, where Sérgio Conceição’s men came from behind to emerge victorious.

The Rossoneri want to complete a league double over the cross-city rivals as they try to hunt down the Champions League places, but they haven’t recorded two consecutive wins in Serie A Enilive since the end of September.

The Nerazzurri want to gain revenge for their defeat in the reverse fixture – their only loss in the league so far – and pick up three points in order to continue their pursuit of league leaders Napoli, over whom they have a game in hands.

HEAD TO HEAD

AC Milan have won the last two Milan derbies against Inter across all competitions, as many as in the previous 13 (D2, L9). The Rossoneri could win three games in a row against the Nerazzurri for the first time since 2011 under Massimiliano Allegri.

Inter have won 70 matches and scored 259 goals in Serie A against AC Milan, more than any other side in the competition. On the other hand, the Nerazzurri have drawn 56 games against the Rossoneri, more than against any other opponent in the Italian top-flight.

Across the last seven Milan derbies in Serie A (since Simone Inzaghi has been on the Nerazzurri`s bench), the score between Inter and AC Milan is three wins apiece and one draw. In this period, the Rossoneri have always conceded in the first half, with the last time the Nerazzurri failed to score before half-time coming in February 2020.

 

DID YOU KNOW?

Inter have kept a clean sheet in their last seven away games in Serie A, with an aggregate score of 23-0. Only AC Milan (eight between November 1993 and March 1994) have achieved more clean sheets in a row away from home in the history of the competition.

Considering games between the top eight current sides in the Serie A table, AC Milan have collected only five points (W1 D2 L4), fewer than any other side. However, their sole such success came against Inter in the reverse fixture.

PLAYERS

Sérgio Conceição (41 Serie A appearances with Inter, between 2001 and 2003) can become the second AC Milan manager in the last 35 years to win his first two Milan derbies against the Nerazzurri across all competitions, after Massimiliano Allegri between 2010 and 2011.

Tijjani Reijnders is the central midfielder with the most goals in the current Serie A season (six). Overall, he has scored nine goals with AC Milan in the competition and could become the fifth Dutch player to score at least 10 goals with the Rossoneri in the Italian top-flight, after Marco van Basten (90), Clarence Seedorf (47), Ruud Gullit (38) and Frank Rijkaard (16).

Denzel Dumfries has scored in each of his last three Serie A appearances; only one defender has found the net in four games in a row in the competition in the three-points for a win era: Christian Terlizzi, with Palermo in September 2005.

Lautaro Martínez has scored nine goals in Serie A this term and could become the sixth player to score 10+ goals with Inter in six Serie A different seasons, after Giuseppe Meazza (9), Benito Lorenzi (9), Alessandro Altobelli (8), Roberto Boninsegna (6) and Christian Vieri (6). With a goal, he will also become the third Nerazzurri player with at least 10 against Milan in all competitions, after Giuseppe Meazza (12) and Stefano Nyers (11).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Fofana (Milan)

Cautioned: Dumfries (Inter)

REFEREE

CHIFFI (CARBONE – PERETTI) IV: MARINELLI, VAR: DI PAOLO, AVAR: DOVERI

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Inter-Fiorentina (Monday 10 February, 20.45 CET)

Empoli-Milan (Saturday 8 February, 18.00 CET)

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