Overview
Inter Milan are still unbeaten since the start of the 2024-2025 season. In Serie A, coach Simone Inzaghi's team has won 2, drawn 2 and is currently ranked 5th on the rankings. In addition, the Nerazzurri also had a resilient draw against Manchester City on the opening day of the Champions League.
Inzaghi's team are balanced in both attack and defence. They are the top scorers in Serie A at the moment, with 9 goals after 4 rounds. Most notable is the excellent form of striker Marcus Thuram, who has 4 goals.
Meanwhile, Inter's defense has been disciplined and solid, keeping clean sheets in three of their last five games. The central defenders Acerbi and Bastoni had a great match to shut down Erling Haaland in midweek.
On the other side of the front line, AC Milan is going through an extremely difficult period. Despite a series of quality additions such as Morata, Abraham or Fofana, the Rossoneri are still playing poorly. After the first 5 matches of the season, they have only won 1 victory.
Milan's defense is leaving big questions, with 9 goals conceded in just 5 matches. In the Champions League, they lost 1-3 to Liverpool despite opening the score. If they don't improve their performance soon, coach Paulo Fonseca will likely be fired.
Clearly, Inter are rated higher than AC Milan at the moment. Moreover, the Nerazzurri also dominate their opponents in terms of head-to-head record. They have won all 6 recent Milan derbies. Therefore, victory is likely to belong to Inzaghi's team.
Human resources situation
Inter Milan will be without defender Federico Dimarco and midfielder Tajon Buchanan due to injury. These are the only significant losses for the home team.
On the other side of the front line, AC Milan is missing 4 players due to injury, including midfielder Ismael Bennacer, defenders Malick Thiaw and Alessandro Florenzi and goalkeeper Marco Sportiello.
Expected lineup:
Inter Milan: Sommer, Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni, Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco, Thuram, Lautaro Martinez.
AC Milan: Maignan, Emerson, Tomori, Pavlovic, Hernandez, Fofana, Reijnders, Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao, Morata.
The match between Inter Milan and AC Milan takes place at 1:45 a.m. on September 23 (Vietnam time).
