For the third time this season, the AC Milan Women will face city rivals Internazionale, this time for Serie A matchday 17, and goes without saying that since their last clash in Coppa Italia semi-final, the hype that have been built up around this fixture is massive.
The probable line-ups
Maurizio Ganz has almost every AC Milan player available for this match, except, perhaps, Giorgia Spinelli, who missed out the last fixture against Empoli due to an injury. It remains to be seem whether the tactician will keep the very technical midfield from last game, with Jane, Hasegawa and Vero raising hell on the pitch and creating goal scoring opportunities for the dynamic duo up front.
INTER (4-3-3): Gillardi; Brustia, Debever, Alborghetti, Merlo; Pandini, Catelli, Rincón; Marinelli, Caroline Moller, Mauro.
AC MILAN (3-5-2): Korenciova; Vitale, Agard, Fusetti; Tucceri-Cimini, Vero, Jane, Hasegawa, Bergamaschi; Giacinti, Dowie
Previously on Serie A
AC Milan have beat Empoli 1-nil in Serie A matchday 16 after two losses in a row against Juventus and Internazionale itself. After a not so brilliant performance, Vero did her magic and found Dowie inside the box, who then used her killer instinct to finish past Capelletti and settle the game.
Internazionale come from a loss on a real belter of a match against Roma that finished 4-3 for the giallorosse.
Keep an eye on
All eyes must stay on Vero as the Spaniard can easily decide a match with whether a perfectly timed pass or an accurate finish. With 3 assists to her name on the league, she is lacking a bit of luck to net her first goal with the Milan’s shirt. Also, this game marks Valentina Giacinti's 50th for AC Milan, and, for those who believe in coincidences, should the skipper find the back of the net, she reaches the remarkable milestone of 50 goals scored with the rossoneri shirt.
As for the opponents, Gloria Marinelli is and always will be one the observe closely as she really enjoys scoring against the rossonere.
Where and When
Internazionale will be the hosts as the match takes place at the Giacinto Facchetti Sports Center this Sunday 28th, and kicks off at 12:30 pm CET.The fans will be able to watch it on SKY, TIMVISION, Milan TV, Inter TV and the Official AC Milan App.
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