This also means that the boyhood Milan fan Sandro Tonali will get to play the derby from start, ready to give everything as we have seen at the start of this season. Up front, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is ready to start after getting some rest mid-week, although he came on in the second half. As Antonio Conte decided to leave Inter at the end of last season, the Nerazzurri went ahead and hired another top coach, namely Simone Inzaghi.
There is a familiar face in there, namely Hakan Calhanoglu, who left Milan on a free transfer this summer to join the rivals. In the last few years, Inter have come out on top more often than Milan, who have failed to win in their last five home derbies.
As mentioned, Milan won the first leg last season but they did, however, lose the return leg as Inter put three goals past them. It was a very poor display from the Rossoneri who never recovered from an early goal. For Milan, you could argue that the performance as a whole will be the key to beating Inter tomorrow evening. Will Ligue 1 or the Premier League reign supreme? Will Ligue 1 beat Serie A? Bundesliga or Premier League?
Gab Marcotti can't contain his excitement as the Bundesliga make it after Harry Kane's earlier penalty for the Premier League. Napoli paid tribute to a club legend on Sunday by wearing a special kit designed in honour of the late Argentina great Diego Maradona. Xavi Hernandez saw the size of his task, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had another setback and Max Allegri has not restored the glory days.
What a weekend! Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Stefan de Vrij 17' OG. On the other hand, Inter are placed right below them, in third place on the Serie A table with 24 points won in 11 games in the season. These opponents have a long history of clashes as their first one dates back to January 10, , when the game ended in a thrilling win for the Red and Black side of the city of Milan.
Thanks to this exciting clash, we will see if either of the two clubs will go home with the three points in Round The odds are minimally in favor of Inter Milan. With Rocchi yet to find the net in his four appearances since signing from Lazio, it has been down to the creaky triumvirate to carry the mantle. And with only 24 goals between them—Palacio and Cassano have scored as many as El Shaarawy—they will need the likes of playmaker Fredy Guarin to help their cause on Sunday.
Following Claudio Ranieri's dismissal as Inter manager last March, eyebrows were raised when the club announced that the inexperienced Andrea Stramaccioni would be appointed interim coach until the end of the season. As well having no professional playing pedigree to boast of—despite being on the books of Bologna , he was forced to retire before his 20th birthday due to a serious knee injury—the year-old did not even have his UEFA Pro Licence.
However, after guiding Inter to sixth place—a feat which although seemingly unimpressive, was nigh on monumental considering the tumultuous performances that had dogged that campaign—as well as defeating rivals Milan , chairman Massimo Moratti opted to take a chance on the Rome native. He works in a fashion similar to Andre Villas-Boas of Tottenham Hotspur : exceptional intelligence and meticulous attention to detail compensating for his lack of experience.
Similarly to Villas-Boas, though, he is not quite at the level to steer a world-class team to glory. It is likely that a defeat to Fiorentina would not have been quite as severe under the Mourinho regime.
And this Sunday, that inexperience may prove costly. For in the opposition dugout, AC Milan have a manager who knows the ropes, knows the league and has a team drunk on confidence after that victory over Barcelona. Now in his third season at the helm of the Rossoneri , Allegri has already delivered one title, with the crown being their first since Previous spells as manager of Cagliari , Sassuolo and Grosseto compliment a rich and diverse playing career which resulted in appearances for 11 different clubs.
Despite being only eight years older than his adversary, Massimiliano Allegri already gives off the impression of a polished leader. When not pacing the touchline in his pristine suits, he is delivering virtuoso pre-match press conferences. Before the Barcelona game, he correctly predicted that his team would only be gifted 35 percent possession, and that they needed to ensure their opposition's lion share was "sterile.
Currently boasting a marginally better head-to-head record—81 wins in all competitions, as opposed to Inter's 77—AC Milan go into this tie with swagger.
And much of that comes from their manager. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Your sports.
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