It’s the Derby della Madonnina as Roberto Mancini revamps Inter on his ‘debut’ and Pippo Inzaghi looks to Fernando Torres.
It’s the Derby della Madonnina as Roberto Mancini revamps Inter on his ‘debut’ and Pippo Inzaghi looks to Fernando Torres.
It kicks off at 19.45 GMT at a completely sold out San Siro, click here for a match preview.
In total 79,173 tickets have been sold for the game with a new Serie A record income of €3,324,594.
The Milan Derby is always a fiery occasion and there is extra interest around the fixture this time around, as last week Inter fired Walter Mazzarri to bring Mancini back after six years.
His first move is to scrap the three-man defence, changing to 4-3-1-2 with Mateo Kovacic in a more advanced role behind strikers Rodrigo Palacio and Mauro Icardi.
Gary Medel is suspended and Jonathan injured, while Hernanes is only fit enough for a spot on the bench.
Yuto Nagatomo, Fredy Guarin, Yann M’Vila and Danilo D’Ambrosio are all available again. Joel Obi is picked rather than M’Vila in midfield.
Milan are in good form under Pippo Inzaghi, but the Coach has an injury crisis to deal with, above all in defence.
Daniele Bonera sits out a ban with Alex joining Ignazio Abate and Nigel de Jong on the treatment table.
It means Adil Rami is turned into a makeshift right-back with Mattia De Sciglio taking the left.
Torres hopes to end his goal drought in his debut Milan derby, supported by Stephan El Shaarawy, Jeremy Menez and Giacomo Bonaventura.
It seems to be a 4-4-1-1 with Menez in the supporting role that can transform into a 4-2-3-1 when attacking.
Keisuke Honda is ready to come off the bench after a lengthy journey for international duty with Japan.
Above all, Riccardo Montolivo makes his first appearance in the squad since fracturing his shin in Italy’s friendly with the Republic of Ireland in May.
Milan: Diego Lopez; Rami, Zapata, Mexes, De Sciglio; Essien, Muntari; Bonaventura, Menez, El Shaarawy; Torres
Milan bench: Agazzi, Abbiati, Saponara, Honda, Pazzini, Albertazzi, Poli, Montolivo, Niang, Van Ginkel, Armero, Zaccardo
Inter: Handanovic; Nagatomo, Ranocchia, Juan Jesus, Dodò; Guarin, Kuzmanovic, Obi; Kovacic; Icardi, Palacio
Inter bench: Carrizo, Berni, Andreolli, Osvaldo, Campagnaro, Vidic, D'Ambrosio, Krhin, Donkor, Hernanes, M'Vila, Bonazzoli