Milan, good news in view of derby for Stefano Pioli

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Milan, good news for Stefano Pioli ahead of Derby

Milan, at the resumption of the championship, will face Inter in the derby della Madonnina. Ahead of the extracittadina comes good news from the infirmary for Stefano Pioli.

According to reports from "Sky Sport", the former Lazio coach will be able to count on Olivier Giroud, who has è fully recovered from the ankle knock he suffered in the national team. The Frenchman, after undergoing a personalized session, carried out the entire training session with the rest of his teammates and will most likely lead the Rossoneri's attack against the Nerazzurri.

Not in the match, however, will be Pierre Kalulu, who, after suffering a muscle discomfort, will not be able to recover in time for the match. Next to Thiaw, in defense, there will be; Simon Kjaer. In attack, with Giroud, Leao and Pulisic should be confirmed on the outside.

At the end of last season Napoli è boasted the title of champion of Italy, the third in its history. In the previous two years the scudetto had been won by Milanese teams, first Inter and then AC Milan. Before that, for nine seasons in a row, it had gone to Juventus, which was able to win it with first Antonio Conte on the bench (three successes for the Salento native), then Massimiliano Allegri (five) and then Maurizio Sarri, who però was then replaced by Andrea Pirlo. At the beginning of the millennium, before the’exploit of Spalletti’s Napoli, the last two Scudettos had come from teams with non-vertical striped jerseys: Lazio won it in 2000, Roma in 2001.

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