Milan – The ghost is the unexpected defeat of Riad, the second derby lost this season. The warning is the suffered 1-0 in the first leg, with Venezia’s equalizer canceled only by VAR at the last moment. The nightmare is the series of injuries that undermine the team, as many as not even adding up Inzaghi’s 3 previous seasons on the Inter bench.
This afternoon Darmian has to play in the defensive trio, because Acerbi and Pavard are finally in the group, but not yet ready to start the match, while Bisseck will be out for at least 20 days (Palacios is not up to par, we’ll talk next time). There is also an emergency in the middle of the pitch, because Mkhitaryan’s forfeit is also added to Calhanoglu.
Two starters absent out of 3, but Frattesi doesn’t play this time either, because according to Inzaghi he is the reserve of the third, i.e. Barella. Stomach ache which therefore seems destined to become a tug of war. In recent days, Inzaghi has worked on the players’ legs, but above all on their heads. He even gave two days of rest upon returning from Saudi Arabia, thinking that they were more useful than training to ward off the ghost of Milan, who suddenly became an opponent, after 6 easy consecutive victories. Counter-test in 20 days, in the third derby of the season, what is certain is that the backlash may not be easy to absorb. There is also Milan, besides Pioli.
Atalanta’s new draw is a great opportunity to move up to second place in the standings (and with the match in Florence to recover). After the semi-final in Riyadh won against Gasp, it would be one more way to reaffirm their position of strength. Venezia will not give anything away and they demonstrated this in the first leg, the last time this season in which Lautaro was truly decisive.
Inzaghi obviously relies on the captain (who also scored the usual Super Cup goal) probably supported by Taremi. Thuram has recovered from his Saudi injury, but should start on the bench. ThuLa can wait.
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