AC Milan and Inter will play tonight’s Derby della Madonnina of the season at San Siro, and to say that a lot is counted on the match would be an understatement.
For Milan, the task is as arduous as it is simple: they will have to avoid defeat against Inter (anything they haven’t done in their last five games against them) to ensure they don’t clinch the Scudetto in the championship. Maximum life game of all.
Our pre-match preview includes the latest team news and some opponent previews, while below you’ll find the most productive stats.
➤ Inter have won the last five derbies against Milan in all competitions, which is already a record for the Nerazzurri against the Rossoneri. Only twice in the history of the Milan derby has one of the two won six consecutive matches: Milan between 1946 and 1948 and between 1911 and 1913.
➤ Milan have won just one of the last 8 derbies against Inter played at home in all competitions (D3 L4): in the last league match (3-2 on 3 September 2022), the last time the Rossoneri recorded two home wins in a dispute against the Nerazzurri in Serie A in 2008.
➤ If Inter win this match, it will be the first time in Serie A history that the Scudetto will be won at the end of a match between Milan and Inter. With games still to be played, they would be the first team to win the Series. A name (also Napoli 2022-23, Juventus 2018-19, Inter 2006-07, Fiorentina 1955-56 and Torino 1947-48).
➤ Stefano Pioli is the coach who has lost the most games in the history of the Milan derby in all competitions: nine defeats, all ahead of Milan. Since coaching the Rossoneri, Milan have won only 3 of the 14 games in total against Inter (D2 L9), scoring 12 goals and conceding 29.
➤ Milan have remained unbeaten in 16 of their last 17 league games (W12 D4), scoring 37 goals (2. 2 on average); The defeat of the era came against Monza on February 18.
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