Good news from Inter’s infirmary two days before the long-awaited derby della Madonnina against Milan. Mister Simone Inzaghi has in fact fully recovered the full-back Federico Dimarco and also the striker Marko Arnautovicwho has recovered from the feverish attack that kept him out of the Champions League against Manchester City. All were available to the Nerazzurri coach in the session over the last few hours, with the exception of usual Buchanan, still struggling with his recovery from injury. On the sidelines of the 0-0 draw in England, Inzaghi himself responded to a question about the condition of his left back: “Will Dimarco be in the derby? He should. We won’t take any risks, there’s enough confidence. If he does a good finishing touch on Saturday he’ll be called up. We have good doctors and physiotherapists who monitor him every day. If there are no problems, he’ll be in the game”.
The latest on Inter’s training
Dimarco should therefore start on the left in place of Carlos Augusto. On the right, a ballot between Dumfries, who has never been deployed from the start so far this season, and Darmian. For the rest, Inzaghi should propose the starting eleven: Lautaro Martinez will return in attack with Thuram and Mkhitaryan in midfield together with Barella and Calhanoglu. Sommer between the posts, Pavard will also be seen from the 1′ in defense with Acerbi – favored over De Vrij – and Bastoni.
Mister Fonseca is gambling on his future
Concentration at its maximum. Zlatan Ibrahimovic spoke to the team on Thursday morning, bringing the ownership’s bad mood to the locker room after the bad games at the start of the season. The Swedish manager asked for character and personality in view of the derby, trying to charge his former teammates also with a motivational speech and making them understand how the big match against Inter could represent a real starting point for the season. In addition to the speech to the players, Ibra also spoke privately with the coach Paulo Fonsecato whom he reiterated the club’s support, as well as the need to immediately reverse the trend. The fate of the Portuguese coach will also depend on the outcome of the derby, barring any unexpected twists: in the event of a defeat, dismissal is absolutely not to be ruled out, on the contrary. And in that case, after the contacts with Terzic’s entourage in recent days, the hot names would be those of Maurizio Sarri and Igor Tudor.
The latest on AC Milan’s training
If Fonseca still has a chance of staying on the Milan bench, it is due to the derby. He will play it with the best possible formation, at least on paper, that is, the same as Tuesday in the Champions League. Maignan has recovered from the blow against Liverpool and will be regularly between the posts. In defense, Tomori, Pavlovic and Theo Hernandez are certain of their place; Calabria, ahead of Royal, should complete the department. In midfield, the Loftus-Cheek and Fofana pair. Up front, Morata, supported by Pulisic, Reijnders and Leao. Abraham on the bench. Thiaw is not recovering.