Inter Milan vs AC Milan Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2024-25 Coppa Italia | Semi-Final
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It is the fifth Derby della Madonnina of the 2024/25 campaign as Internazionale take on AC Milan at San Siro in a delicately poised Coppa Italia semi-final second-leg this midweek.
Kick-off date/time: Wednesday 23rd April, 2025: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm
How to watch on TV: UK – Premier Sports / US – CBS Sports
How to watch online: UK – Premier Player / US – Paramount+
Inter Milan Preview: Chasing the treble
Internazionale are chasing the treble this season, despite the fact that their performances have dipped of late with the Nerazzurri being pegged back to sitting above Napoli only on goal difference in Serie A after a 1-0 loss to Bologna at the Renato Dall’Ara at the weekend.
They did move into the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League last week by squeezing past Bayern Munich by four goals to three on aggregate due to a 2-2 draw with the Bavarians in the second-leg of that tie.
AC Milan Preview: Rossoneri need revolution
AC Milan come into this one on the back of a continuation of their underwhelming campaign that has only got worse since the appointment of former Porto boss Sergio Conceicao in early January with yet another defeat at the weekend.
As the Rossoneri continue to get dragged into the middle-of-the-table and even towards the bottom-half of Serie A, they suffered a 1-0 loss to Atalanta at San Siro at the weekend with Ederson scoring a 62nd minute winner for the Bergamasci in that game.
Inter Milan Team News: A few doubts
Unlike some domestic cup competitions, Italian football doesn’t suspend players in the cup if they are suspended in the league so both Alessandro Bastoni and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are available, whilst key men such as Denzel Dumfries and Marcus Thuram are doubts.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Lautaro Martinez, Taremi
Unavailable: Carboni (Injured)
Questionable: Dumfries (Injured), Zielinski (Injured), Thuram (Injured)
AC Milan Team News: Right-back doubts
Ahead of this basically season defining second-leg against Inter, AC Milan have a couple of injury doubts at right-back with both Emerson Royal and Kyle Walker potentially unavailable, whilst Ruben Loftus-Cheek is also still a doubt due to illness.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Alex Jimenez, Fofana, Reijnders, Hernandez; Pulisic, Jovic, Leao
Unavailable:
Questionable: Emerson Royal (Injured), Walker (Injured), Loftus-Cheek (Illness)
Inter Milan vs AC Milan Prediction
This is obviously a very intriguing affair and always one of Europe’s most eagerly awaited clashes as Internazionale attempt to try and do the treble for the third time in their history. In order to do so, they will have to beat their old adversary but, despite the inconsistencies of Inter of late and the concern that may feel as they deal with so much football in recent months and in the next month but Milan are a poor side and Inter will have to be viewed as firm favourites to reach the final of the Coppa Italia this season.
Inter Milan vs AC Milan Tip: Inter Milan to win