Prediction: Inter Milan to win 2-1
Best Odds: 16/1
AC Milan and Inter Milan will lock horns in the Coppa Italia this week. The first leg of the semi-final tie between Sérgio Conceição’s side and Simone Inzaghi’s team will be held at San Siro in Milan and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Wednesday.
AC Milan
AC Milan are one of the biggest clubs in the world who have been challenging for the Serie A title in recent seasons and have also been doing well in the UEFA Champions League. However, the Rossoneri need to do better in the league this season.
Sérgio Conceição’s side are ninth in the Serie A table at the moment with 47 points from 30 matches. Milan are nine points behind fourth-placed Bologna and are unlikely to end up in the top four of the standings.
AC Milan will head into the Coppa Italian tie against Inter this week on the back of a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Napoli away from home at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Serie A. It came after a 2-1 victory over Como at San Siro in the league, which followed a 3-2 win against Leece away from home at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero in Serie A.
Team News:
AC Milan are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Inter Milan. Maignan will be in goal for the Rossoneri. Walker, Pavlovic, Gabbia and Hernandez will be the four defenders. Fofana and Musah are likely to be the two holding midfielders. Pulisic, Reijnders and Leao will be the three attacking midfielders. Abraham will lead the line for Milan.
Inter Milan
Inter Milan are one of the biggest clubs in the world and are back to their glory days. Inter have reached the final of the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Champions League in recent years and become the champions of Italy last season.
Simone Inzaghi’s side are at the top of the Serie A table at the moment with 67 points from 30 matches. Inter are three points above second-placed Napoli. The Milanese giants will take on Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League this season.
Inter will head into the Coppa Italia tie against AC Milan this week on the back of a 2-1 victory over Udinese at San Siro in Serie A. It came after a 2-0 victory over Atalanta away from home at the Gewiss Stadium in Serie A, which followed a 2-1 victory over Feyenoord in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie.
Team News:
Inter Milan are likely to line up in a 3-5-2 formation against AC Milan. Sommer will be in goal for the ‘visiting’ team. Bisseck, Acerbi and Bastoni will be the three defenders. Zalewski, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan and Dimarco will be the five midfielders. Thuram and Arnautovic will be the centre-forwards for Inter.
Key Factors to Consider
- AC Milan have lost 4 of their last 6 matches in all competitions.
- AC Milan have won 2 of their last 6 matches in all competitions.
- Marcus Thuram has scored 13 goals and given 4 assists in 29 Serie A matches for Inter Milan so far this campaign.
- Inter Milan have won their last two Coppa Italia games.
- Inter Milan have won their last 5 matches in all competitions.
Conclusion
Inter Milan are in better form than AC Milan, and it is very likely that the Nerazzurri will end up winning the first leg of the Coppa Italia tie by a narrow margin.
Prediction: Inter Milan to win 2-1
Best Odds: 16/1
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