MILAN, ITALY — Inter Milan go face AC Milan for the fifth time dis season, as dis semi-final second-leg of di Coppa Italia dey crucial for both teams. Di match go happen for San Siro on April 23, 2025, as dem dey compete for di final spot.
Di first leg end for 1-1 draw, with Tammy Abraham opening di score for Milan before Hakan Calhanoglu equalized for Inter. Dis game be crucial attempt for Milan to turn dem season around, especially after dem disappoint for di league.
After dem lose 1-0 to Atalanta on Sunday, dis defeat make am di tenth league loss for Milan dis season. Dem dey sit at ninth position and don lose hope for di European spots.
“Dis Coppa Italia na our last chance to qualify for Europa League,” Sergio Conceicao, di Milan coach, talk before di match. “We need to perform and make sure say we take our chances.”
Di coach don announce say Kyle Walker and Ruben Loftus-Cheek don return to training, but e be like say dem no go dey 100% fit. Di predicted Milan lineup go fit look like dis: Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Thiaw; Jimenez, Fofana, Reijnders, Hernandez; Pulisic, Abraham, Leao.
For di other side, Inter Milan don dey eye di treble dis season. Dem dey lead di Serie A table, dey in di Champions League semi-finals after dem beat Bayern Munich, and now dey chase di Coppa Italia.
Although Inter don show some weakness recently with a draws and a loss, dem still be di team to beat. Di coach, Simone Inzaghi, go likely stick with di same formation as before, despite some injury issues. Denzel Dumfries and Piotr Zielinski no go fit play.
Di anticipated Inter lineup go look like dis: Martinez; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Frattesi, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Correa, Martinez.
“We get everything to play for dis match,” Lautaro Martinez talk. “We want to make sure say we reach di final and continue with our good form.”
Inter and Milan don meet 227 times in di past, with Inter leading di head-to-head records. Dis season, Milan don give Inter a tough time by not losing any of di previous encounters.
“Dis match go mean everything, both for di fans and for us, as Milan wey dey chase we for di title,” a Milan fan share. “Victory for us go bring back our confidence.”
With both teams get so much on di line, dis match go surely be interesting and tension no go dey lack in di game.
