Inter vs. AC Milan, all you need to know ahead of the Coppa Italia Derby clash

MILAN – Inter ended the first half of the league season on 41 points and, on Tuesday at 20:45 CET, will take on Stefano Pioli’s AC Milan with a spot in the Coppa Italia semi-finals up for grabs. The game at the Meazza will be the 25th meeting between the two sides in the competition.

STATS AND HEAD-TO-HEAD

Inter and AC Milan will meet for the 25th time in the Coppa Italia: the record in this competition to date reads seven wins for the Nerazzurri, seven draws and ten wins for the Rossoneri (Inter have scored 22 goals in those games). The last five games between the two local rivals in the Coppa Italia have all been played at the quarter-final stage and the Nerazzurri’s last goal was scored by Roberto Baggio in the penultimate cup clash between the two on 22 January 2000 (1-1). This came in the second leg of the tie after a 3-2 Inter win in the first leg. There has only been one draw in the last eight Derby fixtures in all competitions (five Nerazzurri wins and two Rossoneri triumphs) – a 0-0 stalemate in April 2018 in the league – after the previous six matches between the teams had ended level on four occasions.

DRAW

Inter made it through to the quarter-finals after a 2-1 extra-time win against Fiorentina (goals from Vidal and Lukaku). AC Milan, meanwhile, defeated Torino 5-4 on penalties. As was the case in the round of 16, this will be a straight knockout game and the winners will advance to the semi-finals, where they will meet either SPAL or Juventus. The other half of the draw sees Atalanta take on Lazio, while Napoli will face Spezia.

ALL OF THE RESULTS AND THE FULL BRACKET

INTER-MILAN | MORE THAN EVEN. INTER.

FUN FACT LUKAKU VS. AC MILAN

Four the first time, Romelu Lukaku could score for the fourth successive match against the same team as an Inter player: the Belgian has previously found the net in each of his three games against the Rossoneri.

TOGETHER AS A TEAM SOCIAL WALL RETURNS

Inter supporters will have the chance to be shown on the third row of LED screens next to the pitch. As with other home games, our fans will be able to support the Nerazzurri from home thanks to our 'Together as a Team' Social Wall. The Social Wall is open for all supporters, who can share their selfies before and during the match via Facebook, Instagram (a public profile is required) and Twitter by using the hashtag #TogetherAsATeam and tagging @Inter.

SUSPENSIONS AND THOSE WALKING THE TIGHTROPE

INTER

SUSPENSIONS:

None

ONE BOOKING AWAY FROM SUSPENSION:

Eriksen, Hakimi, Lukaku, Ranocchia, Sanchez, Skriniar, Vidal

AC MILAN

SUSPENSIONS:

Donnarumma - one round

ONE BOOKING AWAY FROM SUSPENSION:

Kessié, Tonali

REFEREE

Paolo Valeri will referee the clash. He'll be assisted by Del Giovane and Colarossi, while Chiffi with be the game's Fourth Official. VAR duties for Inter vs. AC Milan will be performed by Banti and Paganessi.