Inter Milan seem destined to regain the Serie A Scudetto this season. In doing so, they will join Juventus as the only two clubs in league history to have reached at least 20 titles, a momentous moment for the Nerazzurri.
As part of their preparation for the end of the season, Inter Milan will face their old rivals, AC Milan, in one of the toughest matches left this campaign. For Stefano Pioli’s team, this match will not be a walk in the park either, as all bookmakers indicate. At UKClubSport, Inter are favourites to win at San Siro.
Will Inter Milan have the maximum problems in the bag or will AC Milan avenge the heavy defeat to Inter earlier this season?This clash of Serie A heavyweights awaits us here on April 22, 2024.
After 31 league rounds, Inter Milan had a 14-point lead at the top of the table over AC Milan. So, even if there was a mistake by Inter in this Milan derby, it probably wouldn’t be the most sensible thing to do. to end up in their hands.
With fourteen points separating them and only seven games remaining, it would take a major collapse to reach the Scudetto. As for AC Milan, they are comfortably heading into the top four and are the heavy favourites to finish in second place.
Even if the match is immediately important, the Milan derby remains one of the special events in world football. Focusing on this special game, outside the context of the league title, it’s a game that we have to look to the future.
It is known as the “Derthrough of the Madonnina Angels”, whose first assembly took place in 1909, won by the AC Milos angelesn. There have been 179 Serie A derthrough games in Milos Angelesn, with Inter leading 69-54 in wins. , with 56 draws.
The two clubs faced each other on September 16 and it was a unilateral affair on the part of Inter Milan. Henrikh Mkhitaryan gave Inter the lead in the 5th minute and they took a 2-0 lead at half-time. AC Milan scored the first goal of the second half. however, they conceded 3 more in a tough 5-1 defeat.
Inter Milan have outperformed their rivals in recent seasons. In all competitions, AC Milan have controlled only 3 wins in their last fifteen matches against Inter, squandering ten. Only in Serie A derbies are things a little tighter, with Inter having a record of 3 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses in their last six games against the Rossoneri.
Both teams have scored just two of the last 8 matches in all competitions. There were 4 consecutive Milan derby games in which neither managed to score before the last league meeting of this season bucked the trend.
So, with Inter Milan lately more potent of the two clubs, a win by the blank sheet of paper is not out of the question. The brilliant defensive record Milan have managed in the most sensible flight this season adds a bit of weight to that.
After 31 matches, Inter had conceded only 15 goals and won 62% of their home games by conceding one goal. This is a phenomenal defensive record, averaging just 0. 50 per game.
As a reminder, AC Milan, second in the same phase, had conceded 34 goals, more than twice as many as Inter. Inter Milan also have more scoring power than AC, beating their arch-rivals 75-60 in the most sensible tie. this season.
There is also a big question mark over AC Milan’s chances, as they lost any of their games played this season against three other existing top teams and won only one out of four against the top four teams.
Inter Milan, on the other hand, have had no problem distancing themselves from a more powerful opinion, recording a record of 3 wins and 2 draws in five games played, against groups lately divided into the top four.
Since suffering a shock defeat at home to Sassuolo at the end of September, Inter Milan have been relentless. Another thing that can go well for Inter here is that they are already out of the European festival this season, losing in the Champions League round of the 16th to Atletico Madrid.
However, AC Milan will play in a UEFA Europa League just four days before the Milan league derby on April 22. Inter are much more likely to have fresher legs in their quest for the 3 points.
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