Milan will try and recuperate from a depressing January once they do battle with in-form Inter in a derby at San Siro on Sunday.
The Rossoneri have suffered three consecutive defeats in all competitions, conceding 12 objectives within the course of to lose the Supercoppa Italiana and depart their hopes of retaining the Serie A title in tatters.
Stefano Pioli’s aspect have slipped to fifth, however a victory this weekend would put them above their second-placed metropolis rivals.
Both manner, there are seems to be no stopping Napoli of their quest for the Scudetto, with the runaway leaders holding a 13-point benefit on the summit.
Stats Carry out picks out the standout Opta numbers for a derby Milan followers could also be dreading given their alarming hunch.
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— Inter (@Inter_en) February 3, 2023
Milan undergo the January blues
It has actually not been a contented new 12 months for Milan to this point, and a 5-2 dwelling defeat to Sassuolo final Sunday noticed them sink to a brand new low.
That got here on the again of a 4-0 hammering at Lazio, and Inter additionally capitalised on their defensive frailties to win the Supercoppa Italiana with a 3-0 victory final month.
Milan have prolonged the season of goodwill into 2023, they usually made undesirable historical past in January, with the 18 objectives they conceded greater than they’d beforehand shipped in any single month since information started in 1929-30.
The final time they misplaced 4 video games in a row was between January and February 2017 below Vincenzo Montella.
Inter to disclaim Milan a long-awaited double?
Inter have received their previous two video games in all competitions and had been in a position to maintain defender Milan Skriniar throughout the switch window, though he’s anticipated to hitch Paris Saint-Germain on the finish of the season.
Simone Inzaghi’s aspect have misplaced their previous two Serie A derbies towards Milan, however they haven’t suffered three losses in a row to their fierce rivals since a run of 4 defeats on the spin between November 2002 and February 2004.
Rafael Leao scored twice in a 3-2 win when Milan had been the house group within the Serie A conflict in September, and they are going to be striving to finish a primary league double over Inter because the 2010-11 marketing campaign.
Nerazzurri’s sturdy dwelling type constructed on stable foundations
Whereas Milan can’t cease conceding objectives, Inter have had no such bother at dwelling in Serie A this season.
They’ve solely let 5 objectives in at dwelling within the league, the joint-best document together with Roma.
Solely Napoli (28) have earned extra factors at dwelling this season than Inzaghi’s males, who’ve 24 from 10 video games – profitable eight and dropping two.
Extra derby delight for Giroud?
Milan striker Olivier Giroud has scored in each Serie A derbies he has performed in towards Inter.
The France worldwide may change into the primary participant to seek out the again of the online in his first three derbies for Milan within the three-points-for-a-win period (since 1994-95).
Giroud was on course within the drubbing by the hands of Sassuolo final weekend, that aim taking his tally in Serie A to 6 for the season.