Milan must beat city rivals Inter to stay in the hunt for a Champions League spot, but Mauro Icardi and the Nerazzurri are rediscovering their form.
It kicks off at 17.30 UK time (16.30 GMT), follow the build-up and action from this game, Torino-Crotone and Chievo-Sassuolo on the LIVEBLOG.
These are all Serie A Week 27 fixtures rescheduled from a month ago following the sudden death of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori.
Milan must beat city rivals Inter to stay in the hunt for a Champions League spot, but Mauro Icardi and the Nerazzurri are rediscovering their form.
It kicks off at 17.30 UK time (16.30 GMT), follow the build-up and action from this game, Torino-Crotone and Chievo-Sassuolo on the LIVEBLOG.
These are all Serie A Week 27 fixtures rescheduled from a month ago following the sudden death of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori.
At the time, the Rossoneri were the hot favourites going into this match, on a strong unbeaten run, having reached the Coppa Italia Final and Europa League Last 16.
However, things have changed recently, as Milan went out of Europe and lost 3-1 to Juventus at the weekend, leaving them eight points adrift of fourth-placed Inter.
Lucas Biglia is suspended, replaced by Riccardo Montolivo, while Andrea Conti learned he’ll need another knee operation and is out for several more months.
Patrick Cutrone gets the nod ahead of Nikola Kalinic and Andre Silva in attack, flanked by ever-present Suso and Hakan Calhanoglu.
Inter have a full squad to choose from and are finding their form after a disappointing run post-Christmas, winning three of their last four, including a draw with title-chasing Napoli.
Icardi ended his goal drought in some style too, netting six goals in his last two games, while the Nerazzurri have kept four consecutive clean sheets.
The 4-2-3-1 formation is working well with on-loan Rafinha joining Antonio Candreva and Ivan Perisic.
Icardi scored a hat-trick when Inter won 3-2 back in October, while Milan knocked their cousins out of the Coppa Italia quarter-final in extra time in December thanks to teenage hitman Cutrone.
The last Serie A derby won by Milan was 3-0 in January 2016, followed by a pair of 2-2 thrillers and that 3-2 loss.
This’ll be the first Serie A Derby della Madonnina for Gennaro Gattuso as a Coach.
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Milan:G Donnarumma; Calabria, Bonucci, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Kessie, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Suso, Cutrone, Calhanoglu
Milan bench: A Donnarumma, Storari, Abate, Zapata, Musacchio, Antonelli, Mauri, Locatelli, Andre Silva, Borini, Kalinic
Inter: Handanovic; Cancelo, Miranda, Skriniar, D'Ambrosio; Gagliardini, Brozovic; Candreva, Rafinha, Perisic; Icardi
Inter bench: Padelli, Berni, Dalbert, Lisandro Lopez, Ranocchia, Santon, Vecino, Borja Valero, Eder, Karamoh
Ref: Di Bello