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·22 September 2024
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·22 September 2024
Milan transform with Tammy Abraham and Alvaro Morata upfront, while Inter seek a seventh straight Derby della Madonnina victory with Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram.
It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).
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The Rossoneri are in crisis after one win in five competitive matches this season, falling to a 3-1 Champions League defeat against Liverpool midweek, which put coach Paulo Fonseca on the chopping block already.
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Davide Calabria joined Malick Thiaw, Ismael Bennacer, Marco Sportiello and Alessandro Florenzi on the treatment table.
Mike Maignan limped off against Liverpool, but has recovered from a knock to start in goal.
The big changes are tactical, moving to a 4-4-2 with Abraham and Morata together upfront, dropping Ruben Loftus-Cheek to the bench.
Strahinja Pavlovic is also replaced by Matteo Gabbia.
Inter have drawn their last two games against Monza and Manchester City, but are seeking a record seventh straight Derby della Madonnina victory.
Federico Dimarco is back after a muscular issue forced him to miss the Champions League trip to the Etihad.
Lautaro Martinez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were substitutes in that game, but start here this evening.
Inter: Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez
Milan: Maignan; Emerson Royal, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Pulisic, Fofana, Reijnders; Leao; Morata, Abraham