The Coppa Italia semi-final first leg Derby della Madonnina approaches and AC Milan must be ready to bounce back from the defeat against Juventus in Serie A last week in the interest of achieving the other objective, which is adding the first silverware in their trophy room. For this first-leg, Internazionale will host the rossonere.
The probable line-ups
Even though Milan have won all previous fixtures against the city rivals, at this point of the season and with that much at stake, it’s highly unlikely that Ganz will make any experiment in this game. Furthermore, Fifi Jane, who picked up an injury, has made some progress during this week and should be fit enough to play.
Inter head coach Attilio Sorbi, after drawing against a not so much in-form Napoli, has a lot of pressure to handle himself, and, furthermore, will have to do without Kathellen Sousa, as the Brazilian defender suffered an ACL injury and will miss the rest of the season.
INTER (4-3-3): Marchitelli; Brustia, Debever, Alborghetti, Merlo; Pandini, Catelli, Rincón; Marinelli, Tarenzi, Mauro.
AC MILAN (3-5-2): Korenciova; Fusetti, Agard, Spinelli; Bergamaschi, Grimshaw, Jane, Vero, Tucceri-Cimini; Giacinti, Dowie.
Key Player
Giving that the AC Milan’s Queen of the Derby Dominika Conc probably will start the game on the bench, in favor of the loyal Grimshaw, Natasha Dowie must be the key player to the rossonere in this game, as she proved herself crucial to the team multiple times, including here netting a brace to her name in her first ever Milan Derby this season on Serie A.
Keep an eye on
Here is the thing, this time, the “keep an eye on” player plays for the opponents. As aforementioned, Italian attacker Gloria Marinelli really enjoys bagging her goals against AC Milan and must be closely marked and monitored all time.
Fortunately, the rossonere also have a talented midfielder as Veró Boquete, who surely can tip the scales on AC Milan’s favor.
Background
There have been 5 games between then and AC Milan emerged as the victorious side every time. However, the rossonere have never kept a clean sheet and, as a two-legged stage, it would be providential whether they managed to do it this time. More stats and info about this historical rivalry in the Women's game you can check it our here.
Where and When
This exciting match will take place on this Sunday, March 14, at the Ernesto Breda Stadium and will kick off at 12:30 PM CET. You will be able to watch it on Sky, TIMVISION, Milan TV, Inter TV and AC Milan official app.
