AC Milan vs Inter Milan is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off on Wednesday 10 May, 2023 at the San Siro in Milan.
AC Milan restored some confidence by toppling fellow Serie A top-four rivals Lazio 2-0 at home on Saturday to stay within a two-point distance of fourth-placed Inter.
But they potentially paid a high price as standout forward Rafael Leao hobbled off the pitch with a thigh injury, which could sideline him for Wednesday’s Derby della Madonnina.
Like their arch-rivals, Simone Inzaghi’s team emerged victorious against another heavyweight side from the capital as Federico Dimarco and Romelu Lukaku inspired them to a 2-0 win at Roma later that day.
AC Milan vs Inter Milan Head-to-Head and Numbers
- Inter Milan have a good historical record in the Derby della Madonnina and have won 87 out of the 235 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to AC Milan’s 79 victories.
- AC Milan are unbeaten in their four matches against Inter Milan in European competitions and won the previous such tie between the two teams in 2003 on away goals after a 1-1 aggregate scoreline.
- AC Milan and Inter Milan have already played out three matches in all competitions in the 2022-23 season, with Inter Milan winning the last two games.
- After winning the first meeting between the two teams this season 3-2, AC Milan have suffered defeat and failed to score a single goal in their last two matches against Inter Milan.
- AC Milan have lost only one of their last six semi-final matches at the San Siro in the UEFA Champions League.
MORE: AC Milan vs Inter Milan historical statistics
Team News
After stumbling against Cremonese a few days earlier, Milan selected a more conventional starting XI for their 2-0 win over Lazio at the weekend, with Olivier Giroud, Theo Hernandez and Sandro Tonali all returning to the side.
However, Rafael Leao’s game was ended early in the first half due to a muscular injury and Alexis Saelemaekers came on in his place, causing concern about his readiness for Wednesday. If the Portuguese forward is unable to recover, Saelemaekers could deputise again, rather than Ante Rebic being recalled.
Only Tommaso Pobega and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are set to miss out due to injury – the latter is not registered for the Champions League in any case – so the only other change made by Stefano Pioli may be Brahim Diaz replacing Junior Messias on the right flank of a familiar 4-2-3-1 formation.
Inter, meanwhile, initially left Lautaro Martinez, Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan on the bench in Saturday’s game at Stadio Olimpico, but all three could return to the starting lineup in midweek.
A recently revived Romelu Lukaku will have other ideas, though, as Simone Inzaghi has seen signs of life in the Belgian’s once-prosperous pairing with Martinez of late. Dzeko would therefore stay sidelined if the famed ‘Lu-La’ partnership is reunited.
Soon to exit San Siro for Paris, Milan Skriniar joins Robin Gosens in missing out due to injury, but Danilo D’Ambrosio could return to the squad after overcoming a muscular problem.
AC Milan possible starting lineup:
Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Kjaer, Hernandez; Tonali, Krunic; Diaz, Bennacer, Saelemaekers; Giroud
Inter Milan possible starting lineup:
Onana; Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Martinez, Lukaku
AC Milan vs Inter Milan prediction:
Sure to be a tightly-contested affair, with so much at stake and both teams practising safety-first football, it could be just one goal which separates the sides after the tie’s first 90 minutes.
AC Milan can pack a punch on their day but have not been at their best this season.
Inter Milan have shown marked improvement in recent weeks and will look to build on their stellar recent record in the Derby della Madonnina. Romelu Lukaku found the back of the net over the weekend and will look to replicate his heroics on Wednesday.
AC Milan 1-2 Inter Milan
