AC Milan host Inter Milan at San Siro in a blockbuster Milan derby in semi-finals of 2022-23 UEFA Champions League.
AC Milan overcame fellow Italian opposition – Napoli to qualify for this semi-final, whilst Inter survived a tense Quarter-Final second leg to beat Benfica to secure their spot in this Milan derby.
Team News
Rafael Leao is a doubt for AC Milan after he suffered a thigh muscle injury during their Serie A win against Lazio last weekend.
Inter Milan have no fresh injury concerns to report as Chelsea loanee, Romelu Lukaku looks to start up front ahead of Edin Dzeko despite Dzeko having been rested in their win against AS Roma.
Milan Skriniar (back) and Robin Gosens (shoulder) remain absent.
When is Kick-Off?
AC Milan host Inter Milan at San Siro on Wednesday 10 May at 9pm CET (8pm UK Time), live on BT Sport 1 in the UK.
Stat Attack
- AC Milan are unbeaten in four previous Champions League meetings against Inter Milan (W2, D2).
- Inter Milan have failed to score in their two previous away Champions League clashes against AC Milan (D1, L1), having drawn 0-0 in May 2003 then lost 2-0 in April 2005.
- AC Milan have kept clean sheets in their last three Champions League matches at home (W3), during which they scored six goals.
- Inter Milan have kept clean sheets in three of their four knockout matches in this season’s competition (W2, D2), only failing to do so in a 3-3 draw against Benfica in second leg of their Quarter-Final.
Prediction
AC Milan can enter this game high on confidence given their strong form with no defeats in nine games but given that this is a semi-final against their local rivals – who share the same stadium, they are going to need to be at their best after scraping past Napoli with two clinical displays.
Inter meanwhile are unbeaten in their last six matches in which they have scored 18 goals and conceded just four goals, yet their two domestic clashes against AC Milan this season have been decided by one-goal margins so I do expect this to be just as closely fought.
In fact, I do feel like this tie has the potential to be super-close but Inter are yet to beat AC Milan in the Champions League, yet it is they who do have the stronger firepower up front so a draw to take into the return leg does seem the safest bet.
Prediction: AC Milan 1-1 Inter Milan
Result: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan
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