Inter will be nearly at full force on Saturday, while Milan will be down a couple of starting-caliber defenders. Fikayo Tomori is suspended, while Pierre Kalulu is out due to a muscular injury. His problem is more severe than anticipated. He will take more tests in ten days due to left biceps femoris strain, Sky informs.
As for the Nerazzurri, Juan Cuadrado and Alexis Sanchez will be late calls. The former is nursing tendonitis. The Chilean talisman starred for his national team after being diagnosed with anemia and missing the early Serie A games because of subpar conditioning. He got in little work in practice after traveling across the pond.
The Inter and Milan coaches will stick to their guns in the Derby. Despite a late return from the United States, Christian Pulisic will be in the XI over Samuel Chukwueze.
Instead, Simone Inzaghi has a pair of doubts. Davide Frattesi shined with Italy, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan remains the frontrunner to join Hakan Calhanoglu and Nicolò Barella. Matteo Darmian is ahead of Benjamin Pavard, who will likely have to wait for his first start. Francesco Acerbi is mounting a comeback over Stefan De Vrij.
Our Take on the Milan and Inter Lineups
It’s tough to change something that has worked well, but Pavard should be there sooner rather than later. A potential tweak to limit Leao could be to stick Darmian on the flank and the newcomer behind him.
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