The Derby della Madonnina returns on Sunday as AC Milan and Inter Milan face off in one of Serie A’s most anticipated clashes.
AC Milan enter the contest with inconsistent form. They secured a thrilling league victory over Parma but fell 2-1 to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League, missing out on direct qualification to the Round of 16.
On the other hand, Inter Milan are in excellent shape, boasting a six-match unbeaten run since their Supercoppa Italiana defeat to Milan. Their confidence will be high after an impressive 3-0 win over AS Monaco in the Champions League.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
Here’s how to watch this Serie A match in UK:
TV channel: TNT Sports 3
Live stream: Discovery+, Discovery+ App
This game is available on TNT Sports 3 for live TV broadcast in UK. Streaming options are available on Discovery+, and Discovery+ App.
This Serie A clash takes place at the San Siro in Milan, Italy and kicks off on Sunday, February 2 at 6:00 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates for U.K.:
Date | Sun, Feb. 2 |
Kick-off time | 5:00 p.m. GMT |
Venue | San Siro |
Location | Milan, Italy |
New signee Kyle Walker could start his first game for AC Milan due to Emerson Royal‘s injury and Davide Calabria not in manager Sergio Conceicao‘s good books.
Youssouf Fofana will miss out on this game due to accumulating too many yellow cards, while Alvaro Morata has been linked with a move away from AC Milan.
AC Milan predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Maignan (GK) — Walker, Tomori, Pavlovic, Hernandez — Bennacer, Musah — Pulisic, Reijnders, Leao — Abraham.
Injured: Royal, Thiaw, Florenzi, Loftus-Cheek
Suspended: Fofana
Inter Milan continue to be without Joaquin Correa who is sidelined due to an injury, while the fitness of Hakan Calhanoglou and Francesco Acerbi are doubts.
Lautaro Martinez seems to be back to his best with the striker scoring a hattrick in the win against AS Monaco, and he should once again partner up with Marcus Thuram.
Inter Milan predicted XI (3-5-2, right to left): Sommer (GK) — Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni — Dumfries, Barella, Asllani, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco — Thuram, Martinez.
Injured: Correa, Calhanoglou (doubt), Acerbi (doubt)
Suspended: None
AC Milan have the chance to win three consecutive Milan derbies for the first time since 2011. However, Inter have won nine of their last 15 meetings.
While Conceicao’s side have shown this season they turn up for big occasions, Inter Milan have been relentless in recent weeks and should win the derby.
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