There's no friendship in the Milan derby; who can dominate the fierce rivalry within the same city?
Venue: Optus Stadium
Match Local Time: Wednesday at 19:00 CST (UTC+8)
AC Milan & Inter Milan Home City Time (Milan, Italy — CEST / UTC+2): Wednesday at 12:00 CEST
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AC Milan News:
Turning around a trend of painful defeats, Milan have won five and lost none of their last seven meetings with Inter across all competitions, including a pair of 1-0 league wins last term. However, soon after they did a Serie A derby double for the first time since 2011, the Rossoneri collapsed while their old foes comfortably claimed the Scudetto.That implosion - six defeats in their last 10 league games - ultimately saw Milan miss out on qualifying for the Champions League, sparking an instant cull of the club's management.With Max Allegri's second spell abruptly ended after just one year, Ruben Amorim was then hired to turn things around in the red half of Italy's second city.
After several primavera prospects featured against Celtic, new Milan boss Amorim can now welcome back World Cup players such as Luka Modric, who recently agreed to stay in Italy for another year.Portugal's Rafael Leao, Switzerland midfielder Ardon Jashari and Belgian duo Koni De Winter and Alexis Saelemaekers are all set to join the squad too.Summer signings Goncalo Ramos - the Rossoneri's new record buy - and Mario Gila were both involved at the weekend. However, captain Mike Maignan is still on leave, while Christian Pulisic is currently sidelined by a thigh injury.
Inter Milan News:
While Milan are rebuilding from the ground up again, continuity is the key for their oldest rivals, who clinched both domestic trophies for the first time since 2010 last term.Inter added a 10th Coppa Italia to their 21st Scudetto, and finishing 11 points clear of defending champions Napoli marked a successful first year in charge for Cristian Chivu.Now building towards the start of their title defence, which will get under way against newly promoted Monza on August 22, Chivu's side have made a positive start to pre-season.
Due to his run to the World Cup final with Argentina, Inter skipper Lautaro Martinez is also unavailable; Marcus Thuram and recent arrival John Stones are not expected to play in Perth either.By contrast, fellow new boys Aleksandar Stankovic and Ivan Provedel are both fit and ready, while young striker Jamal Iddrissou could continue to deputise for Martinez.Replacing Real Madrid-bound Denzel Dumfries on the right wing, converted midfielder Diouf has already scored four goals in pre-season so far.
