Milan derby fever is at its peak. On Sunday evening, Milan and Inter face off at the San Siro stadium, in a match that is expected to be played in front of a sold-out crowd. Interest is at its peak and Milan are expected to set a new Serie A home attendance record.
In the black and blue camp, the attention is on Hakan Çalhanoğlu, who aims to be the protagonist against his former team. The Turkish midfielder has recently returned from injury and coach Cristian Chivu is still evaluating whether to activate him from the first minute. In the absence of Lautaro Martínez, Nicolò Barella is expected to hold the captain's armband.
On the other hand, Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has some problems in defense due to the absence of Matteo Gabbia. In front of goalkeeper Mike Maignan, the trio of Fikayo Tomori, Koni De Winter and Strahinja Pavlović is expected to line up.
In attack, the Rossoneri's hopes rest on the duo of Rafael Leão and Christian Pulisic, who are expected to lead the offense in one of the most important matches of the season.
Everything is ready for another spectacle in the Milan derby, a match that could significantly affect the race for the Serie A title. The difference at the moment is 10 points. Milan will only try to win if they want to give themselves a chance to continue their journey towards the title, any other result would significantly bring Inter closer to the 21st scudetto.
