The 178th Milan derby in Serie A (SA) takes on extra significance with both sides’ title aspirations hanging by a thread. Inter Milan became runaway leaders Napoli’s closest ‘threat’ after the last round of fixtures, but could find themselves a huge 16 points adrift of the table-toppers by the time they kick-off against their arch rivals. To keep any kind of pressure on, the Nerazzurri cannot afford to drop points here, but their positive all-time H2H record in this illustrious fixture suggests they’re well placed to avoid that fate (Serie A: W67, D56, L54).

 

Simone Inzaghi’s men have also already defeated AC Milan in 2023, cruising to a 3-0 success in the Supercoppa Italiana in January to avenge their 3-2 loss in the reverse league H2H this season. While tha cup clash came in the Middle East, a return to more familiar surroundings bodes well for Inter, who boast the joint second-highest points haul on home soil in SA this term (24), after Napoli.

 

Hot stat: No referee has shown more yellow cards in SA this season than Davide Massa’s 53 at an average of 5.89 per game.