Pippo Inzaghi admits facing Milan will always be ‘special’ for him, but the Benevento coach isn’t fooled by big stars missing for the Rossoneri.
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“This feels a bit like the game against Lazio, when I was up against my brother Simone,” confessed Inzaghi in his press conference.
Pippo Inzaghi admits facing Milan will always be ‘special’ for him, but the Benevento coach isn’t fooled by big stars missing for the Rossoneri.
It kicks off on Sunday at 17.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.
“This feels a bit like the game against Lazio, when I was up against my brother Simone,” confessed Inzaghi in his press conference.
“It was a tough experience on a human level, but also a very emotional one, difficult to describe. Everyone knows how much I love Milan and I think that sentiment is mutual with the Rossoneri fans. As we say in these situations, we’ll be rivals for 90 minutes and after that I can get back to being the Number One Milan Fan.
“I told the players to relish these opportunities, because a year ago we were in Serie B and now we’re facing the Serie A leaders, eager to achieve another coup after taking points off Lazio and Juventus.”
Theo Hernandez is suspended, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexis Saelemaekers, Ismael Bennacer and Matteo Gabbia still out injured.
“Milan are unbeaten since May, so that means they have a great coach and a squad capable of pushing through despite missing key players,” continued Pippo.
“If we read the names of the possible substitutes, we can hardly call this an advantage. In theory, we have very little chance of a positive result and it’s one of the toughest fixtures we’ll face this season.”
Benevento are coming off back-to-back victories over Genoa and Udinese, but Luca Caldirola and Christian Maggio are out of action.
Benevento squad for Milan: Montipò, Manfredini, Lucatelli, Gori; Letizia, Tuia, Glik, Foulon, Pastina, Barba; Del Pinto, Basit, Tello, Dabo, Improta, Insigne, Schiattarella, Ionita, Hetemaj; Lapadula, Caprari, Di Serio, Moncini, Sau