PREVIEW: AC Milan - Inter Saturday April 2, Milan Derby - Derby Della Madonnina, Italy Serie A Week 31
By Anna Italia
AC Milan - Inter
Saturday April 2, 2011 San Siro Stadium at 20:45 Italy time
AC MILAN - INTER (before the match)
San Siro Stadium
Serie A Standing: AC Milan 1st position, 62 points
Inter 2nd position, 60 points
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Match Officials: Referee: Rizzoli Assistants: Calcagno and Rossomando Fourth Official: Tagliavento
First Leg: Inter 0 - 1 AC Milan with goal by Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the 5th minute, November 14, 2010.
The awaiting period for the Milan Derby is over... we are now just knocking at the door for the Grand Gala in San Siro to watch the super match between AC Milan vs Inter for the bragging rights of the city of Milan. Boy, oh boyyyyyyyy I can't wait for this game! Already have two bags of popcorn ready to pop in the microwave while following the game with LIVE COMMENTARY here in the blog. I invite you follow me and live the passion for the Milan Derby.
Fact
is that AC Milan either keep the leadership with a victory or a draw or Inter will become the new leader of the Serie A if defeating AC Milan. This is the pure fact. On a boosting note, Inter being the only Italian Serie A team still battling in the Champions League while AC Milan were eliminated.
Last season Leonardo was coaching AC Milan and he lost both Milan Derbies to ex Inter coach Jose Mourinho. This season, the one holding the key is AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri winning his first Milan Derby on November 14, 2010 against ex Inter coach Rafael Benitez.
Oh you bet, you will have the "legendary" figures from AC Milan and Inter attending the game. The morbo on seeing how the ex Leonardo and now considered a traitor by many AC Milan fans do with Inter. Don't even want to imagine what will happen if Leonardo manage to grab the victory because it means taking "away the Scudetto" from Milan's hands after Milan had a wide margin of 13 points difference in December 2010..
These are the possible scenarios:
1.
If AC Milan defeat Inter, Milan will continue the sole leader with 65 points, Inter remaining with 60 points
Points difference in this scenario: 5 in favor of AC Milan
2.If
AC Milan, draw with Inter, AC Milan will continue to be the leader with 63 while Inter will reach 61 points and might risk losing the second position in case of Napoli defeating Lazio in the San Paolo Stadium. Napoli have 59 points, but if defeating Lazio will reach to 62 points and Inter will go down to the third position.
Points difference in this scenario for AC Milan - Inter: 2 points in favor of AC Milan.
3.If Inter defeat AC Milan, then fasten your seat belts and prepare for a rollercoaster end of the season... play the drums because we will see Inter as new leaders sending AC Milan to the second position. Inter will have 63 points while AC Milan remaining with 62 points..
Points difference in this scenario: 1 point in favor of Inter.
General Stats this season in favor of AC Milan.
In the last 15 HOME games AC Milan with 9 win, 4 draw, and 2 lost.
In the last 15 AWAY games Inter with 7 win, 3 draw, and 5 lost
Disciplinary Situation AC Milan - INTER
AC Milan with 1 suspended player forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Four players carrying one yellow card: Daniele Bonera, Gennaro Gattuso, Alessandro Nesta, and Andrea Pirlo.
Inter with 1 suspended player defender Lucio Three players carrying one yellow card: Samuel Eto'o, Yuto Nagatomo, and Giampaolo Pazzini
Derby of Coaches.... who will have the final laugh?
Massimiliano Allegri already won the first round against ex Inter coach Rafael Benitez.Inter 0 - 1 AC Milan
AC Milan Coach Massimiliano Allegri Inter Coach Leonardo
(before Coaching Milan a declared AC Milan fan) (ex AC Milan coach and player)
Possible Formation AC Milan - INTER
AC MILAN (4-3-1-2): Christian Abbiati; Ignazio Abate, Alessandro Nesta, Thiago Silva, Luca Antonini; Gennaro Gattuso, Marc Van Bommel, Mathieu Flamini; Kevin Prince Boateng; Alexandre Pato, and Robinho.
Pato still recovering from an ankle injury and might not be ready for the full 90 minutes. We might see instead Cassano along Robinho.
INTER (4-3-1-2): Julio Cesar; Maicon, Andrea Ranocchia, Ivan Cordoba, Javier Zanetti; Thiago Motta, Esteban Cambiasso, Dejan Stankovic; Wesley Sneijder; Giampaolo Pazzini, and Samuel Eto'o.
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Italian Serie A 2010 - 2011 Table, Italy Serie A Standing - La Classifica
Updated Sunday March 20 2011 2:49 p.m.
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| Rank | Serie A Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Points | |||
| 1 | AC Milan | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 62 | |||
| 2 | Inter |
30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 60 | |||
GOAL STATS SITUATION
Up to Serie A Week 30 Inter have scored 56 goals, conceding 32 goals, having a positive goal difference of +24.
Top scorer for Inter: Forward Samuel Eto'o with 19 goals. You bet he is playing and ready to shoot.....
AC Milan have scored 51 goals, conceding 22 goals, having a positive goal difference of +29.
Top scorer AC Milan: Forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic with 14 goals. Though, Ibrahimovic is suspended for this game.
... so it is Best attack (Inter) vs Best defense (AC Milan)
2010 - 2011 Top Scorers Head to Head AC Milan - Inter
AC Milan PlayerGoals
Goals
Inter Player
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
14
19
Samuel Eto'o
Pato
11
6
Giampaolo Pazzini
Robinho
10
5
Esteban Cambiasso
Kevin Prince Boateng
3
5
Dejan Stankovic
Filippo Inzaghi
2
5
Diego Milito
Top Scorers Milan Derby
1 .. MEAZZA 20 goals (19 Inter - 1 AC Milan)
2 .. CEVENINI III 17 goals (11 Inter - 6 AC Milan)
3 .. CEVENINI I 16 goals (3 Inter - 13 AC Milan)
4 .. SHEVCHENKO (AC Milan) 14 goals
NORDAHL (AC Milan) 14 goals
6 .. CANDIANI 12 goals (9 Inter - 3 AC Milan)
7 .. NYERS (Inter) 11 goals
VAN HEGE (AC Milan) 11 goals
9. AEBI (Inter) 9 goals
ALTOBELLI (Inter) 9 goals
DE MARIA (Inter) 9 goals
2010 - 2011 Top Assists Head to Head AC Milan - Inter
AC Milan PlayerAssist
Assist
Inter Player
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
12
6
Samuel Eto'o
Antonio Cassano
6
5
Wesley Sneijder
Clarence Seedorf
4
5
Dejan Stankovic
Andrea Pirlo
3
5
Maicon
Ronaldinho
3
4
Goran Pandev
MILAN DERBY KEY PLAYERS
3 Key players for AC Milan: Goalkeeper Christian Abbiati, Defender Thiago Silva, and forward Alexandre Pato
Definitely, goalkeeper Christian Abbiati the solid wall for Milan giving the confident feeling. As for defense, number one is Alessandro Nesta. Yet, the youth and future of Milan with defender Thiago Silva is where the main "back bone" can be found to sto Eto'o and Pazzini. Speed from Thiago Silva a plus. Hesitating between Pato and Robinho for the attack. Let's say it is up to Pato to claim the pride for Milan.. though we may have the Brazilian combo package with assist and goal by the two Braizlians Robinho and Pato. In which order? oh well... in any order.

Wild card: Robinho.
3 Key players for FC Inter: Goalkeeper Julio Cesar, forward Samuel Eto'o, and midfielder Wesley Sneijder.
Goalkeeper Julio Cesar is key on not allowing goals.
However, the one fabricating the game, the "creativity" in the midfield
belongs to Wesley Sneijder as for finalizer, you bet Samuel Eto'o is
the guy to trust for Inter. Eto'o once energized can carry not only the
team, but also encourage the fans to get involved in the game.
Official Called Up Players for FC INTER - AC MILAN
Here
are the 22 official called up players from INTER by coach Leonardo to
battle against AC Milan and win the Derby. Will they?Goalkeepers: 1 Julio Cesar, 12 Luca Castellazzi, 21 Paolo Orlandoni;
Defenders: 2 Ivan Cordoba, 4 Javier Zanetti, 13 Maicon, 15 Andrea Ranocchia, 23 Marco Materazzi, 26 Cristian Chivu, 55 Yuto Nagatomo;
Midfielders: 5 Dejan Stankovic, 8 Thiago Motta, 10 Wesley Sneijder, 14 Houssine Kharja, 17 MacDonald Mariga, 19 Esteban Cambiasso, 20 Joel Obi, 29 Philippe Coutinho;
Forwards: 7 Giampaolo Pazzini, 9 Samuel Eto'o, 22 Diego Milito, 27 Goran Pandev.

Milan Derby - Derby Della Madonnina
HEAD TO HEAD 
The following table lists the history of meetings between A.C. Milan
and F.C. Inter, updated to the most recent derby of 14 November 2010.
Matches
Inter wins
Draw
Milan wins
Inter goals
Milan goals
Serie A
175
64
52
59
255
236
Coppa Italia
23
7
7
9
22
32
UEFA Champions League
4
0
2
2
1
6
Totals
202
71
61
70
278
274
Other Meetings
72
24
11
37
163
159
Totals
274
95
72
107
442
433
| Team | Domestic | European | Worldwide | Total | |||||||
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| Serie A | Coppa Italia |
Supercoppa Italiana |
Total | European Cup Champions League |
Cup Winners' Cup | Europa League UEFA Cup Fairs Cup |
Super Cup | Total | Club World Cup Intercontinental Cup |
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| AC Milan | 17 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 7 | 2 | - | 5 | 14 | 4 | 45 |
| Inter | 18 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 3 | 38 |
Remaining Games 2010 - 2011 Season for AC Milan and Inter
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| Week 34 - Brescia - AC Milan Buy Brescia vs AC Milan tickets Saturday April 23, 2011 |
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F.C. Internazionale Milan biggest wins* Four or more goals difference, OR Inter scored five or above
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AC Milan biggest wins* Four or more goals difference, OR Milan scored five or above
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Comments by 3 Ex AC Milan coach on the Milan Derby
Carlo Ancelotti, who won five of his first six derbies, had to say to La Nuova Sardegna: “I believe in Allegri’s team. I talk to my former players every now and then and I know their states of mind. I know they have to get over some difficulties and I’m sure they’ll do everything to win the championship ahead of Inter, Napoli and Udinese. The international break is very useful for injury-ridden teams. Milan, for example, should have Boateng back for the weekend. The message I send to Milan is what I would send to all the other teams: believe in yourselves and play entertaining and spectacular football”.
On the first page of its sports section, today’s Il Giornale published an interview with Alberto Zaccheroni: “My personal relationships were excellent during my three-year stay at Milanello. Galliani’s presence allowed me to work independently and in absolute tranquility. We were in perfect synch with the president, except for one thing: I used to field a three-man defence, while he was convinced that we should have played with four at the back. I went my own way and after our failure in the Champions League I got sacked. But there were no arguments, nor remorse. From a football standpoint, Allegri is very rational, he has his ideas and is not afraid of applying them. The derby in which Milan came back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2? We didn’t have too big illusions at half-time, Milan were better than us. My only regret is having left in the middle of the season, despite our fourth place position”.
Finally, Giovanni Trapattoni was quoted in La Gazzetta dello Sport: “Going into the derby as favourites, my team was often left disappointed in the end. Now the Nerazzurri are the favourites, this is what the rules of football suggest. If Milan want to win the championship, they have to stop Inter now, in the derby.”

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2010 - 2011 Italian Serie A Week 31 - Thirty First Round
San Siro Stadium
Saturday April 2, 2011
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: Rizzoli
Assistants: Calcagno and Rossomando
Fourth Official: Tagliavento
Ok guys,. let's talk about the Milan Derby... your take? Milan win, Inter win? draw?
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