The reigning champion have excluded themselves from the fight for the title a while ago and are now worrying about how not to lose pace with the teams that are “fighting” for the Champions League. Inter, on the other hand, are doing slightly better, but also cannot boast of active participation in the race with the leader Napoli.Tonight’s Derby della Madonina can be of crucial importance for the top four. There will be enough points in circulation for corrections, however, the psychological factor should not be neglected. Especially in the case of the Rossoneri. AC Milan have not had a crisis like this for a long time. The debacle in Rome against Lazio (4-0) was followed by one even more painful – at home in a clash against Sassuolo (2-5). Before that, they dropped points against Lecce. All in all, the two points won in the last four meetings do not bode well ahead of the big derby.Against city rivals, the Nerazzurri are quite good at home this season. Not counting that aforementioned setback with Empoli, they have won nine in a row in the last four months.The Italian Super Cup match played in mid-January in Riyadh, which Inter won easily 3-0, can pose as a trailer. The last three Milan derbies have been filled with goals. Inter won twice with 3-0, Milan once – 3-2. At least three goals have been scored in eight of the last ten matches.It’s derby day! ⚔️#InterMilan #SempreMilan Brought to you by 𝐰𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐱⚔️ pic.twitter.com/UBtOtil1a9— AC Milan (@acmilan) February 5, 2023 So, for the second time in the last month, two big Milanese clubs are going out on the field. The battle for the domestic Super Cup was dominated by Inter and now the Rossoneri need to strike back. However, the defending champions are not doing well and even dropped out of the top four after last weekend.It can be stated that it was the Nerazzurri’s triumph in Saudi Arabia in the Super Cup final that de facto started AC Milan’s crisis. The defending champion then began to lose in the championship and fell out of the places that guarantee the Champions League. The warning light is on, on the other hand, it is the first significant crisis under coach Stefano Pioli.The project ‘retaining the Scudetto’ has probably already collapsed, and AC Milan must be aware that even the top four position is not a sure thing.”The Champions League is an important goal and should not be taken for granted. We have to win a lot of games from now on to be as high as possible in the table,” Pioli said.Rossoneri’s strategist remains optimistic and believes that the bad will turn into good. AC Milan are waiting for the important round of 16 of the Champions League against Tottenham, and for this duel the players should be in the best possible mood in the domestic competition.Milan Derby 🔥Hii ni mara ya 178 Inter Milan wanakutana na AC Milan mara ya mwisho wamekutana imekuwa kwenye fainali ya Supercoppa Italiana na Inter waliandikisha ushindi, Leo AC Milan wataweza kulipiza kisasi? Kuwa Mshindi! Cheza sasa 👉 https://t.co/DjOGrNpthw#Milanderby pic.twitter.com/m0PeCKmSTn— Mozzart Bet Kenya (@mozzartbetkenya) February 5, 2023 Inter gradually reached second place in Serie A, although they too had a bad campaign. However, the Nerazzurri got up and reacted positively to the unexpected defeat against Empoli (0-1) with a 2-1 win in Cremona. Unlike AC Milan, Inter are a factor in all competitions and have already won one trophy (the aforementioned Super Cup). The psychological advantage is therefore clearly on the side of the boys led by Simone Inzaghi.”The last time we played them, they were in great shape, and then they had a lot of problems with injuries and their results got worse. But Pioli is an excellent coach who leads his teams well,” said the Inter coach.The Derby della Madonnina, understandably, has a long history, which does not make sense to discuss in detail. The form is clearly on Inter’s side at the moment, but as it happens, such duels do not necessarily belong to the favourites. Both giants are currently far from the first position. Inter are 13 points behind the leader Napoli, Milan as far as 15. It is hard to imagine Napoli losing such an advantage. The derby will thus be a direct fight for second place.Milan Derby 🔥 Inter Milan watafanikiwa kuwapa AC milan kichapo tena? Manchester City nao watakuwa wanasaka alama ugenini, watapata?Kuwa Mshindi!Cheza sasa 👉 https://t.co/aSqVztqOgu#MilanDerby #EPL #Ligue1 #LaLiga pic.twitter.com/MvwGNM62aL— Mozzart Bet Kenya (@mozzartbetkenya) February 5, 2023 However, Simone Inzaghi is not writing anyone off, not even Juventus.”Everything is still open. Apart from Milan and Napoli, there are Atalanta and Juventus, who are very good teams. Juventus have played really well in the last two months and made some great transfers. All teams down to Juve could win the Scudetto,” Inzaghi said.This season, AC Milan defeated Inter in the fifth round 3-2, and the spectators who will be at San Siro would certainly not be angry at a similar number of goals in the upcoming clash. In recent years, a goalless draw is a rather rare result.Inter are still missing Marcelo Brozovic and Slovenian goalkeeper Samir Handanovic, but AC Milan have similar problems as they are missing Mike Maignan. The Rossoneri will also miss Alessandro Florenzi, Fikayo Tomori, Ismael Bennacer and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.ＬＯＡＤＩＮＧ １００％ ✅𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐚 sudah di depan mata. Sudah siap menonton @Inter_id 🆚 @acmilan? #InterMilan #SerieA💎 pic.twitter.com/72T94bzsLg— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_ID) February 5, 2023 SERIE A – Matchday 21Saturday Cremonese – Lecce 0-2 (0-0)/Baschirotto 58, Strefezza 59/Roma – Empoli 2-0 (2-0)/Ibanez 2, Abraham 6/Sassuolo – Atalanta 1-0 (0-0)/Lauriente 55/Sunday 14.30: (8.50) Spezia (4.50) Napoli (1.40)17.00: (2.45) Torino (3.10) Udinese (3.35)20.00: (1.90) Fiorentina (3.50) Bologna (4.70)22.45: (2.05) Inter (3.50) Milan (3.90)Monday 20.30: (3.90) Verona (3.50) Lazio (2.05)22.45: (1.85) Monza (3.50) Sampdoria (5.00)Tuesday 22.45: (6.00) Salernitana (3.80) Juventus (1.60)***odds are subject to change***
