Meeting for the fourth time this season, city rivals AC Milan and Inter Milan convene for the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final on Wednesday. A special two-legged edition of the Derby della Madonnina will decide which side heads to Rome, with either Bologna or Empoli providing their opponents in the final.
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AC Milan and Inter’s American ownerships will be on opposite sides tonight in the derby, but there is plenty that unites them. La Gazzetta dello Sport (as seen below) writes that not all American owners are the same,
"The Champions League is the main goal. We'll focus on Saturday, another big one for us. "I thought defensively we were excellent. All 11 of us stuck together. I didn't feel threatened at all. We managed to get them on the counter-attack a few times and we got a few goals.
Pep Guardiola, the coach of Manchester City, is rumored to potentially become the head coach of AC Milan starting in the 2025/26 season, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Although Milan and Inter are opponents on the pitch, the clubs' owners still have quite a lot in common, especially after a recently submitted offer to buy
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