Milan and Inter go head-to-head in Shenzhen today with the first Derby della Madonnina of the season.
It kicks off at 13.00 UK time (12.00 GMT) as part of the International Champions Cup.
The two ‘cousins’ have clashed repeatedly on the transfer market over the last few weeks, above all for €40m rated Geoffrey Kondogbia.
However, Kondogbia and indeed most of Inter’s star names are only on the bench, as Roberto Mancini fields a mixture of youth and experience.
Milan and Inter go head-to-head in Shenzhen today with the first Derby della Madonnina of the season.
It kicks off at 13.00 UK time (12.00 GMT) as part of the International Champions Cup.
The two ‘cousins’ have clashed repeatedly on the transfer market over the last few weeks, above all for €40m rated Geoffrey Kondogbia.
However, Kondogbia and indeed most of Inter’s star names are only on the bench, as Roberto Mancini fields a mixture of youth and experience.
Jeison Murillo has a calf problem and Joao Miranda didn’t get a visa to enter China.
Milan are transformed under new Coach – and ex-Inter assistant manager – Sinisa Mihajlovic.
Andrea Bertolacci starts in a new 4-3-1-2 formation, but Carlos Bacca and Luiz Adriano are ready to come off the bench, having only just arrived for pre-season training.
Jeremy Menez and defender Ignazio Abate are injured, so M’Baye Niang leads the attack with Keisuke Honda and Alessandro Matri.
Milan: Diego Lopez; Calabria, Alex, Ely, De Sciglio; De Jong, Poli, Bertolacci; Honda; Matri, Niang
Milan bench: Abbiati, Antonelli, Bacca, Bonaventura, Cerci, Gori, Suso, Jose Mauri, Mexes, Montolivo, Nocerino, Paletta
Inter: Carrizo; Santon, Andreolli, Popa, Nagatomo; Gnoukouri, Taider; Baldini, Delgado, Dimarco; Longo
Inter bench: Handanovic, Berni, Juan Jesus, Kondogbia, Palacio, Icardi, Kovacic, Guarin, Montoya, Ranocchia, D'Ambrosio, Brozovic, Hernanes