Inter Milan host AC Milan at the San Siro in Serie A on Sunday.
Cristian Chivu’s side continued their brilliant form with a 2-0 home win over Lazio before the international break, extending their winning streak to three league matches.
Milan drew 2-2 at Parma and will be eager to return to winning ways this weekend.
Match preview
Inter are the league’s in-form team, picking up 15 points from their last six games.
They have not won any of their last three games against Milan, but will be confident of ending that poor run in Sunday’s showdown.
Milan trail their rivals by two points, having won two and drawn four of their last six games.
They have scored nine fewer goals than Chivu’s side, but they have conceded three fewer.
Milan won the corresponding fixture last term and will hope to repeat the trick on Sunday.
Head-to-head
Inter have the historical advantage over Milan, winning 85, drawing 69 and losing 74 of their previous meetings.
Team news
Midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is sidelined for Inter, while Adrien Rabiot and Santiago Gimenez are sidelined for Milan.
Key players
Inter Milan
Hakan Calhanoglu: The league’s top scorer with five goals. He has seven goal involvements in 16 games against Milan.
Lautaro Martinez: The Argentine has 13 goal involvements in this fixture.
AC Milan
Christian Pulisic: Leads the squad for most goal contributions (six) and scored in the corresponding fixture last term.
Luka Modric: The former Real Madrid man has been one of the league’s best players this term.
Stats from transfermarkt.com & sofascore.com.
