AC Milan vs. Inter Takes Centre Stage on Matchday 10
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AC Milan vs. Inter Takes Centre Stage on Matchday 10

All eyes on San Siro for the Milano Derby as AC Milan look to close the gap on league leaders Inter.

More than just three points are at stake as AC Milan and Inter prepare to face off in the Derby della Madonnina, one of the most eagerly anticipated fixtures of the season. The Rossoneri will be determined to bounce back from their unexpected home defeat to Bologna in midweek and close the gap on their city rivals. Inter, meanwhile, sit seven points clear of AC Milan at the top of the table, still unbeaten and riding a four-match winning streak.

HEAD TO HEAD

There have been 111 previous Milan derbies with the Rossoneri as the home side: 37 wins for Milan (most recently 1-0 in Serie A 2025/26), 33 draws (most recently 1-1 in the Coppa Italia 2024/25) and 41 wins for Inter (most recently 2-1 in Serie A 2023/24).

Since the start of the 2016/17 season, Milan have won 9 of the 30 derbies played: 6 in Serie A, 2 in the Coppa Italia and 1 in the Supercoppa Italiana. Five of those wins have come in the last 8 derbies: Inter-Milan 1-2 on 22 September 2024, Inter-Milan 2-3 in the Supercoppa on 6 January 2025, Inter-Milan 0-3 in the Coppa Italia on 23 April 2025, Inter-Milan 0-1 on 23 November 2025 and Milan-Inter 1-0 on 8 March 2026.

Milan have scored in 9 consecutive derbies, home and away, netting 14 goals in total. Their last derby without scoring was Inter-Milan 1-0 in the Champions League semi-final second leg on 16 May 2023.

Milan have scored the opening goal in each of the last 5 derbies: Estupiñán in the 35th minute on 8 March 2026, Pulisic in the 54th on 23 November 2025, Jović in the 6th on 23 April 2025, Abraham in the 47th on 2 April 2025 and Reijnders in the 45th on 2 February 2025. The last time the Rossoneri conceded the opening goal in a derby was in the Supercoppa on 6 January 2025 (Inter-Milan 2-3).

Inter have gone 293 minutes without scoring in the derby, home and away: their last goal was scored by Çalhanoğlu in the 67th minute of the 1-1 Coppa Italia draw on 2 April 2025. In Serie A, their most recent derby goal was scored by De Vrij in the 90th minute of Milan-Inter 1-1 on 2 February 2025.

Inter are winless in their last 7 derbies: their most recent victory came on 22 April 2024 (Milan-Inter 1-2). Since then, they have recorded 2 draws and 5 defeats.

DID YOU KNOW?

Milan have scored more goals than any other team between the 61st and 75th minutes (10).

Milan have kept just 1 clean sheet in their last 4 competitive matches (Udinese-Milan 0-2). They conceded 9 goals across the other 3.

Inter beat Venezia 2-0 thanks to two own goals: the Nerazzurri hold the record for most own goals in their favour in a single match in the history of the single-group Serie A, with 4 in Inter-Catania 5-0 on 29 January 1961.

Inter are unbeaten in their last 21 home matches across Serie A and Coppa Italia: 15 wins and 6 draws. Their last home defeat came in Inter-Milan 0-1 on 8 March 2026 in Serie A.

Inter have scored in 24 consecutive matches: 60 goals in total over that run. Their last match without scoring was the same derby on 8 March.

Inter have scored more goals than any other team in the final 15 minutes, including stoppage time (9).

Inter have gained more points from losing positions than any other team (13).

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the first official meeting between Ruben Amorim and Cristian Chivu.

The Milan derby has not featured two foreign coaches since 24 January 2010: Inter-Milan 2-0, with José Mourinho in charge of the Nerazzurri and Leonardo coaching the Rossoneri.

Alphadjo Cissè scored against Bologna: it was the Italian forward’s first Serie A brace and his first 2 goals at San Siro. It was the 2nd brace of his career, after scoring twice in Reggiana-Catanzaro 2-2 on 20 September 2025 in Serie B.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none

Cautioned: none

REFEREE

GUIDA (PERETTI – PERROTTI) IV: DI BELLO, VAR: MAZZOLENI, AVAR: CAMPLONE

UPCOMING MATCHES

Genoa-Milan (8/11, 15.00)

Inter-Como (8/11, 18.00)

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