The first leg was a display of blatant superiority from Inter, who dominated AC Milan in every sense of the word. No Rossonero on the planet would have protested at the result had it been 5-0 in Inter’s favour, which goes to show the extent of AC Milan’s embarrassing display in this prestigious UEFA Champions League semi-final.
INTER
Inter’s rambunctious start against AC Milan bore enough fruit to last it until the final. With a two-goal lead within the first 11 minutes of the game, all the Nerazzurri have to do is see out a frail AC Milan side to book their ticket to Istanbul and face either Manchester City or Real Madrid. In the first leg, Simone Inzaghi mapped out a master plan to dispose of Stefano Pioli’s lacklustre AC Milan, even if most of his players are long past their glory days.
With a home fixture against Sassuolo in between the second leg, Inter will be sure to rest its stars to avoid unnecessary setbacks, as was Rafael Leao’s injury against Lazio, which made him skip the first leg. In front of their home crowd on Tuesday, Inter will be vigilant of a possible AC Milan uprising; exploiting dead balls and the wings may be the quick answer to undo Pioli’s side yet again.
Inter step into the fixture as the favourite once again. The Nerazzurri are priced 2.15 to win, with Lautaro Martinez listed at 2.70 to score anytime. The total goals to be Under 2.50 is at 1.75.
AC MILAN
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard labelled AC Milan’s performance against Inter “frightening”—and not in a good way. Pioli’s men seemed scared, devoid of any iota of confidence that set them on this sensational UCL run. Lacking superstar Leao was no excuse for such a shambolic humiliation in front of its home crowd, which, after 20 minutes of Inter dominance, took it upon itself to try and motivate AC Milan from the stands, to no avail.
Despite everything, the silver lining is that Inter only managed two goals past a helpless Mike Maignan last Wednesday. With a potential Leao appearance, as well as a concentrated effort by the whole team, the Rossoneri just might cling to the prospect of flying to Istanbul. With Ismael Bennacer out for the rest of the season, Pioli will have to improvise and come up with a substitute from his shallow bench. With the right mentality and a slice of luck, AC Milan can definitely have the final say in this UCL derby.
AC Milan are priced 3.40 to draw and 3.70 to win the game. Olivier Giroud to score anytime is valued at 3.65, while the half-time result to be in AC Milan’s favour is listed at 4.15.
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