On the 5th of February, in this week 24 match, Inter hosts Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in a meeting of these two evenly matched Serie A teams in the anticipated Milano derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 1st placed Inter is fresh off their 2-1 win against Venezia. Thomas Henry struck first for Venezia in the 19th minute, but Nicolò Barella got the equalizer for Inter in the 40th minute But luckily in the 90th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Edin Džeko. Inter is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Milan recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Juventus. Neither Milan nor Juventus could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Milan should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Inter and Milan last played eachother at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday Nov 7th. Milan and Inter battled to a 1-1 draw. Hakan Çalhanoğlu struck first for Inter in the 11th minute from the penalty spot, then Stefan de Vrij tied it up for Milan on an own goal in the 17th minute from the penalty spot earning Milan a comeback draw.
Milan’s most prolific scorer has been Rafael Leão. The Portugeese attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Denzel Dumfries and Milan Škriniar are the top scorers for Inter in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.