AC Milan vs Inter Milan - prediction, team news, lineups

Bringing the Derby della Madonnina down to Australia, Italian giants AC Milan and Inter Milan volition clash astatine Perth's Optus Stadium connected Wednesday.

The 2 metropolis rivals are preparing for an upcoming Serie A run successful which Milan indispensable look to rebuild nether caller absorption portion Inter combat to clasp the title.

Match preview

Turning astir a inclination of achy defeats, Milan person won 5 and mislaid nary of their past 7 meetings with Inter crossed each competitions, including a brace of 1-0 league wins past term. 

However, soon aft they did a Serie A derby treble for the archetypal clip since 2011, the Rossoneri collapsed portion their aged foes comfortably claimed the Scudetto.

That implosion - six defeats successful their past 10 league games - yet saw Milan miss retired connected qualifying for the Champions League, sparking an instant cull of the club's management.

With Max Allegri's 2nd spell abruptly ended aft conscionable 1 year, Ruben Amorim was past hired to crook things astir successful the reddish fractional of Italy's 2nd city.

Last week, Amorim's dugout debut brought a 2-2 gully with Celtic successful Glasgow, arsenic 2 goals successful 5 minutes from rising prima Francesco Camarda hauled the Rossoneri level pursuing a shaky archetypal half.

Now, they indispensable play 3 much high-profile warm-ups, gathering Inter, Manchester United and Chelsea earlier kicking disconnected a caller league run distant to Torino connected August 23.

While Milan are rebuilding from the crushed up again, continuity is the cardinal for their oldest rivals, who clinched some home trophies for the archetypal clip since 2010 past term. 

Inter added a 10th Coppa Italia to their 21st Scudetto, and finishing 11 points wide of defending champions Napoli marked a palmy archetypal twelvemonth successful complaint for Cristian Chivu. 

Now gathering towards the commencement of their rubric defence, which volition get nether mode against recently promoted Monza connected August 22, Chivu's broadside person made a affirmative commencement to pre-season.

After thrashing SV Aasen 16-0 during a grooming campy successful Germany, Andy Diouf's precocious brace bushed Karlsruher 2-1, past the Nerazzurri defeated Manchester City connected penalties successful Hong Kong.

Next up is an Australian double-header against their 2 fiercest foes: Milan and Juventus: Wednesday's clash with the Rossoneri volition people their sixth summertime 'friendly' against the Rossoneri this century, with Inter starring 3-2 arsenic things stand.

AC Milan pre-season form:

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Inter Milan pre-season form:

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Team News

After respective primavera prospects featured against Celtic, caller Milan brag Amorim tin present invited backmost World Cup players specified arsenic Luka Modric, who precocious agreed to enactment successful Italy for different year.

Portugal's Rafael Leao, Switzerland midfielder Ardon Jashari and Belgian duo Koni De Winter and Alexis Saelemaekers are each acceptable to articulation the squad too.

Summer signings Goncalo Ramos - the Rossoneri's caller grounds bargain - and Mario Gila were some progressive astatine the weekend. However, skipper Mike Maignan is inactive connected leave, portion Christian Pulisic is presently sidelined by a thigh injury.

Due to his tally to the World Cup last with Argentina, Inter skipper Lautaro Martinez is besides unavailable; Marcus Thuram and caller accomplishment John Stones are not expected to play successful Perth either.

By contrast, chap caller boys Aleksandar Stankovic and Ivan Provedel are some acceptable and ready, portion young striker Jamal Iddrissou could proceed to deputise for Martinez.

Replacing Real Madrid-bound Denzel Dumfries connected the close wing, converted midfielder Diouf has already scored 4 goals successful pre-season truthful far.

AC Milan imaginable starting lineup:

Torriani; Tomori, Gila, Pavlovic; Athekame, Ricci, Fofana, Bartesaghi; Cisse, Chukwueze; Camarda

Inter Milan imaginable starting lineup:

Provedel; Pavard, Bisseck, Bastoni; Diouf, Barella, Zielinski, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Iddrissou, Esposito 

We say: AC Milan 1-2 Inter Milan 

Not lone bash Inter person a much settled squad but they besides travel into this contention connected the backmost of immoderate affirmative performances; meanwhile, Milan are inactive uncovering their feet nether Amorim.

Lacking the crisp borderline of a regular Derby della Madonnina, Wednesday's warm-up crippled volition beryllium much astir gathering signifier and fitness.

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