Next weekend, AC Milan have to face their bitter rivals, Inter at the San Siro. It will be a top test for both teams who have earned the perfect full marks after 3 games in Serie A.
The presence of RedBird's founder, Gerry Cardinale, is confirmed. Suning's figure has only been announced for now. Steven Zhang, from Inter's side, should be there as well.
La Gazzetta dello Sport dedicates an in-depth analysis to the two starters. There's bad blood between them, and the gesture of avoiding each other in the return leg of the Champions League semifinals last May proves it, as well as the UEFA lunch the day before that never happened.
The casus belli, if we can call it that, is the disagreement over the new stadium that occurred after a change in direction, with RedBird deciding to proceed independently. Inter didn't appreciate the meeting with Mayor Sala and Lombardy Region President Fontana, as there was no prior notice.
Since then, tensions, especially on the Inter side, and a relationship never mended. In short, we won't see the same scene as the city derby on September 3, 2022, when Zhang was hosted in a Rossoneri skybox and there was a friendly greeting between the two.
Since then, no direct encounters, only a message from Cardinale wishing good luck in Istanbul after the cousins' Champions League final victory. It's cold at San Siro.
