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This week is an important one for Serie A. First of all, after the end of this round of European competition, three Serie A teams broke into the semi-finals of the three major cups, according to the current UEFA points, Serie A has locked five Champions League tickets for next season in advance, this is a historic moment, and the final restart of the league will also officially change from the previous "fight for four" to "fight for five". Along with this, there will be an increase in the number of places in the European competition as a whole, and this competitive group will also expand.
▲ Serie A with 19.482 points has locked the top two, ensuring that it will get 1 Champions League bonus place, and the other reward Champions League seat is a separate place, if one of Roma and Atalanta wins the Europa League, and the league final ranking does not reach the top four, then Serie A can also get the 6th Champions League place.
In addition, tonight's Milan derby could give birth to this season's Serie A title five rounds earlier. If AC Milan can't hold Inter out of the way at home, they will send their city rivals to Serie A after this derby, and their 20th Serie A title, with the Nerazzurri embroidered a second star. As a result, the game has gone beyond the meaning of a regular derby.
Monday 004 Serie A Round 33
[2] AC Milan vs Inter Milan[1]
Time: 02:45, April 23
Inter
Obviously, before the derby, AC Milan had more to talk about. The first thing to bear the brunt of is the handsome position. In the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday, AC Milan still lost 1-2 away to Roma after more than 60 minutes of playing with one more player, and was defeated by the opponent in both legs to stop the quarterfinals. Stefano Pioli lost the duel with De Rossi once again, leaving the impression that this was a bewildering Milan team.
▲AC Milan will have two consecutive matches in the Europa League due to distraction, and the game against Roma will be played on Friday, and the state will inevitably be affected under the dense schedule.
Milan failed to qualify for the Champions League group, were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, failed to qualify for the Club World Cup, and were knocked out of the Europa League. Therefore, tonight's game against Inter Milan became a torture. Milan are just trying to stop their opponents from celebrating: it's hard to imagine anything more brutal.
Milan earned €55 million in prize money in European competitions this season, including the Champions League and Europa League, down from €87.9 million last season. Pioli's cycle at Milan is over, Milan have made the decision that the bald coach will leave at the end of the season. Boss Cardinale was furious after the Europa League defeat and even if Milan won the derby tonight, it would not be able to change Pioli's fortunes.
There have been a lot of rumours and limited certainty about the new manager, and it is certain that he will be a young international coach who can work with young players and align with the club's strategy. A range of options to consider will be on the table, which Cardinale will evaluate alongside Ibrahimovic, Frani and Moncada.
▲ Inter Milan have won five consecutive Milan derbys, and their previous longest derby win is six in a row, and they are one game away from equaling the record.
Stefano Pioli is still a professional and in the face of the turmoil, he said: "There has been so much talk about me, let's focus on the derby and at the end of the season I will say what I think. 'Tonight, Stefano Pioli will have Olivier Giroud, who played the full 90 minutes on Thursday, on the bench, with Rafael Leao coming up front, Christian Pulisic-Cheek Moussa lined up behind the Portuguese, Adley partnering Reynders in the back, and no suspense at the back.
Inter Milan can be said to be relaxed, although they did not win in the previous round, but captain Lautaro and main defender Pavard are suspended, and both big players will return on time tonight, and the strongest squad of the season must be reserved for such a derby.
It's safe to say that the Rossoneri will fight their opponents for the sake of dignity, but it's important to note that Stefano Pioli has lost the most Milan derbies (including European and cup competitions) in history, with three wins, two draws and nine defeats in his 14 derby games, and the last five defeats in all of them. On the whole, I am afraid that this time it will be more auspicious.