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Inter Hosts AC Milan in Serie A Derby With League Lead at Stake
October 30, 2026 at 02:29 PM
Inter Milan faces AC Milan on Saturday in the Serie A derby, with the league leader protecting top spot and the visitors off its first defeat.
- Inter leads Serie A with 25 points, its best start in the three-points era, after beating Venezia 2-0 midweek.
- Milan, fifth with 18 points, enters having lost 4-2 to Bologna in its first defeat of the season.
- Serie A derby meetings have produced 496 goals, and Saturday's match could make it the third fixture in league history to reach 500.
- Milan has won three of the last four league derbies, including the last two, but not three straight since Carlo Ancelotti's 2002-2004 run.