Inter Milan vs AC Milan

While Inter faced England's champions and came away with a hard-fought point, Milan fell to Liverpool the day before, 3-1, after taking an early lead via Christian Pulisic.

Several Italian media agencies have reported that new coach Paulo Fonseca is almost going to be fired shortly, given his team has only won one of their first five matches.

Milan is 13th in the early Serie A rankings, with only five points, its poorest start since 2018.

Following reports of a schism with some of his key players prior to the international break, Fonseca reinstated Rafael Leao and Theo Hernandez into the starting lineup last week, and inside half an hour, the Rossoneri had already scored four goals through Hernandez, Pulisic, Leao, and newcomer Youssouf Fofana.

However, a 4-0 victory over rock-bottom Venezia has done nothing to stop speculation that iconic striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic - now an adviser to the club owners - is looking for a new manager, so Fonseca will be well aware that breaking Inter's winning run is a minimum prerequisite.

Milan last won a derby in September 2022, shortly after edging out their city rivals for the Serie A title, so triumph is long awaited for Rossoneri fans.