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Any Derby della Madonnina is special (for Inter and Milan fans at least), but in the fourth round of the 2020/21 Serie A season, Lombardy’s main derby will have additional nuances.
Inter de Milan
Saturday October 17 7:00 p.m. Milan, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Referee – Maurizio Mariani. Live broadcast on the Football 1 television channel
The first Milan derby in the era of the coronavirus, and the global disease immediately decided to say its weighty word in the showdown, which the whole world will follow closely.
The issue of the pandemic was especially relevant for Inter, in which COVID-19 was picked up by Bastogne, Shkriniar, Nainggolan, Gagliardini, Young and Radu. If we also take into account the disqualification of Sensi, the injuries of Vesino and Sánchez, and also the not so significant, but still the damage to Perisic, then Antonio Conte may have problems even with the formation of the initial combat lineup.
In Milan, the situation is simpler. Duarte and Gabbia are in quarantine for coronavirus; players are not the most defining for “devils”. But a really important character recovered: Ibrahimovic. Yes, the Swede only had a week to regain physical and playing condition, but in his first sparring after his return, he scored.
Conti and Musacchio are also unable to play due to injuries, and Rebich has still failed to heal his elbow, injured in the third round against Crotone, but still the Rossoneri personnel problems cannot be compared to the Nerazzurri’s concerns.
We must not forget that both teams have enough players who have returned from their national teams, so it is not necessary to talk about a balanced functional preparation either.
It is difficult to predict the course of events in the fight, but certain conclusions about the mood can be drawn based on the statements of the coaches in the pre-match press conferences. If for Conte it is an ordinary game in which they give the same three points for a victory as in any other, then for Pioli it is a key moment that can affect the entire season.
It should be noted that Milan is approaching the derby with three victories in three days and without conceding a single goal, sharing first or second places with Atalanta. Inter is fifth, two points behind and conceding an average of two goals in each game.
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– AC Milan (@acmilan) October 16, 2020
Interesting data
– The teams played 225 official matches in all tournaments: 82 victories in Itera, 76 victories in Milan and 67 draws.
– In the Italian championships, Inter won 74 victories, Milan – 62 and 58 matches ended in a draw.
– Andriy Shevchenko is Derby della Madonnina’s top scorer – 14 goals.
– Most of the derbies in Paolo Maldiga’s career – 56.
– Inter won the last 4 matches against Milan in all tournaments.
– Inter’s unbeaten streak in the championship is 11 games.
– The Milan test in the championship is 4 games.
– Inter have scored at least two goals in their last three games against Milan in all competitions.
– Last season the Inter – Milan match ended with a score of 4: 2.
Approximate compositions:
Did not play: Sensei, Vesino, Sánchez, Nainggolan, Bastoni, Shkriniar, Gallardini, Young, Radu – Duarte, Gabbia, Conti, Musacchio, Rebic.
Questionable: Perisic (Inter Milan).
Forecast 2: 3
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