Only one will remain. Milan and Inter they are ready to contend Supercoppa Italiana, or the first trophy of the season, albeit a few months later than logic would have it. Here, however, money is king, so the Milan derby pack your bags and moves to Riyadh, just like the Spanish "colleagues" did last week.
Milan – Inter (20pm, Canale 5): a 7,5 million Super Cup is staged in Riyadh
L'Saudi Arabia, moreover, has decided some time ago to make very heavy investments in football and the 7,5 million that the Serie A League (then divided between the two teams, even if not equally) pale in front of the billion given to CR7. The fans turn up their noses and even the match would have had a much greater charm if it had been played at San Syro, perhaps in the summer as tradition dictates, but from an economic point of view there are no comparisons: in addition to the aforementioned token, in fact, there is a project which would transform the Super Cup in a four-way tournament, with two semifinals and one final, just like in Spainobviously for a much higher amount. We'll see if things really go like this, but in the meantime there's a derby to play and this, regardless of the setting (the match will go broadcast in 165 countries, transmitted by more than 35 foreign broadcastersalways has its charm.
Milan – Inter is worth a trophy that nobody can afford to lose
Generally the Super Cup it's a minor trophy, there's no doubt about that. In fact, for the Milanese it is the fourth goal of the season after the Champions League, Scudetto and Coppa Italia, but this does not mean that it counts for little. Both know that winning would give relative joy, destined to fade already with the next championship matches, the weight of a defeat, however, would be much greater and could have repercussions from all points of view. That's why the derby of the Madonna number 234 (305 also considering unofficial competitions) weighs heavily on the Rossoneri and Nerazzurri season, aware that its effect, positive and, above all, negative, will certainly not end here. On paper, the team of Inzaghi, if only for the results: the victories against Parma and Verona, however small, have kept all the seasonal goals in place. Pioli instead he has already seen the Italian Cup vanish and, while maintaining an advantage in the standings, he has been in a negative trend for a couple of rounds. Extending the discussion to performance, however, it is clear that both have problems and are far from their target: winning a trophy, even a minor one, would help to raise the head and, consequently, the legs.
Pioli: "It wasn't a great week, but now we want to win"
“Winning is very important, we started last year and now we have to give continuity to this path – explained Pioli at the press conference -. It would mean raising our level and our winning mentality. The last week hasn't been the best, but tomorrow (today for the reader, ed) is a game in itself, it's a derby and the trophy up for grabs increases its value. There have already been delicate moments in the past, but this doesn't change our attitude: it's a final, a moment of pride, enthusiasm, conviction and energy. We must try to defend better, obviously, as well as find greater compactness, avoiding situations that we usually don't make mistakes. We are preparing the race knowing that we will face strong opponents that have always created difficulties for us, but we will have the our plan and our strategy. The password will be quality of the game".
Inzaghi: "Very important match, plus we want to redeem the last derby we lost undeservedly"
“We know the importance of this match, it's a derby and it's a final, it just happened twice in history – Inzaghi's analysis -. We want to make one great race and defend last year's trophy, plus we want to win because the last league derby we lost it undeservedly. Are soddisfatto of what has been done up to now, without the Monza accident the team would have made a clear journey good races, has always remained in the game despite important absences. This is a final that is worth a lot and that will condition, last year we won against Juventus, enjoyed the right amount and after three days we were on the field against Atalanta. We are only thinking about Milan, we are preparing well for the match despite the tiredness”.
Milan - Inter, the formations: Kjaer-Kalulu and Darmian-Dumfries ballots, Lukaku on the bench
We just have to wait for the match and see who will be able to win it: it was up to the Milan it would be an encore after the success in Beijing in 2011 (2-1, goals by Ibrahimovic and Boateng after the initial one by Sneijder), Inter instead, in addition to confirming last year's trophy, he would give Inzaghi the record of four Super Cups as a coach, albeit in cohabitation with Lippi and Capello. Pioli, compared to Lecce, finds Tonali and Rebic, but the question of formation concerns who, between Kjaer and Kalulu, will support Tomori in central defense. At the time of writing, Danish is preferred, for one 4-2-3-1 with Tatarusanu in goal, Calabria, Kjaer, Tomori and Hernandez in defense, Tonali and Bennacer in midfield, Saelemaekers, Diaz and Leao behind the lone striker Giroud. Only one ballot also for Inzaghi, i.e. Darmian (favourite)-Dumfries, for the rest, thanks to the absences of Brozovic and Handanovic, will be 3-5-2 with Onana in goal, Skriniar, Acerbi and Bastoni in the back, Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan and Dimarco in the midfield, Dzeko and Lautaro Martinez in attack, with the returning Lukaku (yesterday he trained with the group) ready to take over from the bench.
