Steven Perez
Dailysports's expert
Inter
AC Milan
On May 16, Giuseppe Meazza (Milan) will host the second leg of the 1/2 finals of the Champions League, in which Inter will compete with Milan. The battle will start at 21:00 CET.
Inter
The team spends the second season under the rule of Simone Inzaghi. The previous one was definitely successful. Nowadays, there is a real chance to repeat the results, despite the fact that the mentor has been on the verge of being fired several times. “The Black and Blues” have already defended the status of the owner of the Super Cup by means of the victory in the battle against Milan. The team has already managed to reach the final of the Coppa Italia. The situation in the Calcio was pretty complicated, but the state of things improved in April-May there, especially since the rivals, Lazio and Roma, were beaten, and on Saturday the team was better in the match against Sassuolo with a 4-2 score. The Champions League became the main break-through. There, the Italian grandee showed a great performance at the group stage in the autumn – the team appeared ahead of Barcelona in the struggle for the second place in the quartet. And then, it overcame Porto and Benfica in an Italian, pragmatic manner in the play-offs. Last Wednesday, the team scored a couple of goals quickly, and then kept this advantage during the whole match.
Milan
The club is inferior in almost all aspects to its neighbour, at least at the inner arena. The team lost to “the Black and Blues” with a crushing 0-3 score in the Super Cup, at the same time, “the Rossoneri” were defeated at the home arena by Torino long before the Coppa Italia final. Speaking about the Serie A, after the previous Scudetto, there is a serious risk of finishing outside the top 4 – it means that the team can be left without the Champions League. A 0-2 score in the match with Spezia can steal the main continental tournament. By the way, it is the European arena where Stefano Pioli has a chance to save the current season. After the 4th place at the group stage in the previous autumn draw, it was possible not only to break into the play-offs, but also to knock out Antonio Conte’s Tottenham and even Luciano Spalletti’s Napoli.
The statistics of head-to-head matches
The clubs play in the same city and share the same stadium – no wonder that this is the fifth confrontation of the season. Speaking about the Serie A, each team won once, when “the Black and Blues” were stronger in the Super Cup.
Predictions
Bookmakers believe that Inter can win again. At the same time, the main thing is not to concede – thus, we bet on “total: under 2.5” (odd: 1.77).
