Inter Milan are currently in fourth place in the Serie A standings and have been fairly impressive so far this season. The Nerazzurri eased past AS Roma by a convincing 2-0 scoreline last week and will look to achieve a similar result in this fixture.
AC Milan, on the other hand, are in fifth place in the league table at the moment and have not been at their best so far this season. The Rossoneri defeated Lazio by a 2-0 scoreline in their previous game and will be confident ahead of this match.
- Inter Milan have a good historical record in the Derby della Madonnina and have won 87 out of the 235 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to AC Milan's 79 victories.
- AC Milan are unbeaten in their four matches against Inter Milan in European competitions and won the previous such tie between the two teams in 2003 on away goals after a 1-1 aggregate scoreline.
- After winning the first meeting between the two teams this season 3-2, AC Milan have suffered defeat and failed to score a single goal in their last two matches against Inter Milan.
- AC Milan have lost only one of their last six semi-final matches at the San Siro in the UEFA Champions League.
