The Coppa Italia semifinals begin on Tuesday with the Derby della Madonnina as AC Milan host Inter Milan the Italian Cup semi-finals for the current season 2021-2022, at San Siro stadium. The two sides from Milano meet for the second time in under a month, this time with a chance to reach a cup final. Milan and Inter qualified for the semi-finals, after the Rossoneri beat Lazio 4-0, and the Nerazzurri beat Roma by 2-0.
The two giants of Milan met before tonight's match in 25 Italian Cup matches throughout its history, and Milan has the superiority by achieving 10 victories against 8 for Inter and a tie in 7 games, Milan scored 34 goals against 24 for Inter.
Milan and Inter are the first in the Italian Cup semi-final in 37 years, specifically during the 1984-1985 season, and the Rossoneri excelled at that time by winning 2-1 in the first leg and then drawing 1-1 in the back.
Last year saw Inter win the quarter-finals 2-1. Inter won the Italian Cup 7 times, most recently in the 2010-2011 season, while Milan won the title 5 times, and the last time goes back to the 2002-2003 season.
During their two previous encounters of the Italian League this season, both teams tied in the first round with a score of 1-1, and Milan outperformed in the second round with a score of 2-1.