PROBABLE AC MILAN LINE-UP (3-5-2): Tatarusan; Kalulu, Kjaer, Cage; Calabria, Messias, Tonali, Krunic, Theo Hernandez; Giroud, Origi.
19.10 – As documented by our correspondent at San Siro, Milan have just arrived at San Siro ahead of tonight’s derby against Inter. The Rossoneri arrived directly from Milanello.
19.00 – Inter-Milan, the return derby valid for the 21st day of Serie A, will be broadcast live on television and in streaming on DAZN and in live text on MilanNews.it.
18.20 – For Pioli it will be the 11th match against Inter. Three victories (two of which away), two draws and five defeats, one of which so far away and one in the Italian Super Cup. Pioli was also a Nerazzurri coach, and experienced derbies as an opponent on two occasions, both of which ended in a draw.
17.55 – It will be a sold out San Siro that will be presented to the cameras of the whole world tonight. The derby is one of the world events in the city of Milan and the great demand for tickets proves it whenever the match approaches. This evening, due to a full house, the gates of the San Siro stadium opened at 17.45, three hours before kick-off, sixty minutes earlier than the usual opening, which usually takes place two hours before the start of the match. competition.
17.30 – Tonight’s match at San Siro will be the 246th match between Milan and Inter, counting all competitions, the 121st away match. The balance is in favor of the Nerazzurri, with 44 victories; 40 successes for Milan.
17.10 – Davide Calabria will be the only one warned at Milan in the derby scheduled for tonight against Inter. Among the Rossoneri, those unavailable due to various injuries will be Ibrahimovic, Maignan, Tomori, Bennacer and Florenzi. For the Nerazzurri, on the other hand, there will be no caution.
16.50 – Tonight’s match between Inter and Milan will be the 246th match in history. The Rossoneri have achieved a total of 87 wins and 70 draws, losing on 88 occasions. In general, Milan scored 341 goals, conceding 336. In the Inter-Milan match, however, the balance is 40 wins and 36 draws for the Rossoneri, who have lost 44 times.
16.30 – In the match scheduled for tonight at San Siro against Inter, Stefano Pioli could opt for a 3-5-2 by changing formation. The main exclusion would be that of Rafael Leao, who would sit on the bench for the second time in a row. The Portuguese striker, in fact, already in the match lost against Sassuolo was not chosen in the starting lineup.
16.10 – The match between Inter and Milan will be directed by Mr. Davide Massa from the Imperia section. The Ligurian whistle will be assisted by Bindoni and Imperiale. The fourth official instead will be Sozza. Mazzoleni will be at the VAR with Fabbri AVAR.
15.44 – Inter-Milan is also played in Boston. Put over a thousand fans together, a small San Siro on the other side of the ocean. The Inter club Manhattan and the Milan club Boston meet today at the Italian restaurant “Ducali” – reports the Gazzetta dello Sport – in the North End district of the capital of Massachusetts. But that will also be the venue for the CBS TV show “Calcio e Cappuccino”: this is how Serie A lands in the United States, it is through Paramount+ that the Milan derby will be seen in the States. A dedicated message from Dzeko and Giroud has also reached the Inter and Nerazzurri fans in America.
15.17 – Speaking at the Sky Sport studios, Marco Nosotti commented on Stefano Pioli’s possible change of form in view of tonight’s derby: “Principles don’t change, the interpreters and the positions do a bit. You can’t force the midfield two to carry the cross, it is necessary to recover a few more balls. I think Pioli wants to keep the dribble even more, more quality, with one more man in midfield. The figure of the playmaker in Milan is complex and at the moment the coach it has not the men who can do better”.
14.48 – Looking at Milan’s next fixtures, tonight we point out the match between Inter and the Rossoneri. The match against the Nerazzurri, scheduled for 20:45 at San Siro and valid for the twenty-first matchday of the championship, will be visible live on DAZN. However, all Rossoneri fans will be able to follow the match against Inzaghi’s men here on MilanNews.it thanks to our usual live text.
14.25 – Interviewed by Gazzetta dello Sport, Alexandre Pato spoke about who could be decisive in tonight’s derby: “Leao can make the difference, but I also like Giroud a lot. He’s a friend of goals, and he already knows how to play in the derby.” does”.
13.59 – The increasingly insistent rumors of a Milan with a 3-5-2 formation in tonight’s derby are the symptom of a potential change, with Stefano Pioli called to give his team a turn. During the week we told you, together with colleagues from other magazines, about longer training sessions and obsessive work on movements, both in 3-5-2 and in 4-3-3. The simultaneous absences of fundamental starters for the development of the game such as Maignan, Tomori and Bennacer and the relative revival of Messias as a midfielder in the midfield five, are the direct consequences of the numerical and qualitative difficulty that the AC Milan manager is facing in this delicate phase of the season.
The eventual “cut” of Rafael Leao from the starters could make noise, but also the Portuguese, in the last few outings, has appeared physically exhausted and a heavier pairing with Origi and Giroud would allow, at least on paper, greater physicality in individual duels with the three defenders of Inter. A few more hours and then we’ll find out what Pioli will have decided.
13.32 – Through his Twitter profile, the former Il Diavolo striker, Andriy Shevchenko, wanted to support the Rossoneri in view of tonight’s derby with a message: “Come on guys! Good luck for tonight!”, the words of the Ukrainian .
13.07 – Few doubts and plenty for Simone Inzaghi, who, in view of the Derby, can count on the entire squad. Skriniar, without the captain’s armband, should return to the field from the first minute with Acerbi (ahead of De Vrij) and Bastoni in front of Onana. On the right Darmian is the favorite over Dumfries, while Dimarco will be back on the left-handed front. Barella with Calhanoglu and Mkhitaryan in midfield, the other small puzzle to solve concerns the attack: Dzeko on pole over Lukaku to pair up with Lautaro. There won’t be Correa, who has accused a muscle strain and therefore won’t even be on the bench.
12.45 – Leao will start from the bench tonight. In his place, alongside the immovable Olivier Giroud in the two-man attack, there will be one between Rebic and Origi. Behind them a five-man midfield formed by Calabria, Messias, Tonali, Krunic and Theo Hernandez, with the triptych Kalulu-Kjaer-Gabbia in defense. Stefano Pioli’s second solution, less probable, is the 4-3-3 with the Brazilian ex-Crotone as a midfielder. Rebic, in this module, would take the place of Leao on the left out – with Saelemaekers on the right.
Friends to friends of MilanNews.itwelcome to the live coverage of the match at 20.45 between Inter e Milan, valid for the second day of the second round of the Serie A championship. The Rossoneri are not in a good moment: in fact, success has been missing since the first match of 2023 in Salerno (in the last five matches, in all competitions, they four defeats and a draw for the team coached by Stefano Pioli). Stay with us to not miss news, statistics and breaking news!
