For the second time in the history of Serie A, AC Milan and Inter will line up tonight (19:00) for the final round of the season, and will fight for the championship title.
So rare is it that the last and only time was in the 1964/65 season.
Inter then held a two-point advantage over their city rival, and thanks to their draw and AC Milan's loss to Cagliari, coach Helenio Herrera's team won the championship.
Tonight, 57 years later, the situation is completely reversed.
Stefano Fioli's Milan are the ones holding a two-point advantage over Simona Inzaghi's side, and a draw against Sesotho will give them their first championship in 11 years.
For Inter to be the one to celebrate at the end of this cycle, it needs to beat Sampdoria and Milan to lose.
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For several days now, Milan has been holding its breath for the 90 minutes that divide the city.
Milan, which will host Sesotho, is trying to organize huge screens around the city for the benefit of its fans, but has not yet obtained permits to do so.
Fioli.
Milan must be the best tonight too, Photo: AFP
Meanwhile, the team's fans came to Milanello, the team's training ground, to congratulate the players ahead of the departure to Reggio Emilia.
Pioli, who during the season did not talk much about the possibility that she would end up in the championship, was very clear at the press conference when he said: "We have been the best so far, and we should be the best just one more time. The opportunity".
Pioli will have his strongest roster tonight, and it looks like the lineup will be the same as the one that beat Atlanta in the previous round.
The last motivation for the game was injected by the Milan coach, with a video by Kobe Bryant: "He once said that a 0: 2 advantage in the NBA playoffs is never enough, because there is more work. And we have more work."
BBQ with Simona Inzaghi
on the blue-black side of town cut the tension, and the nerves "on fire" at the end of one of the workouts.
Inter know it is not up to them and that they have missed out on the great opportunities they had, and now all they have left is to beat Sampdoria - who were busy this week in the league relegation celebrations of their city rival Genoa - and wait for news from Sassuolo.
Inzaghi.
Thirsty for another degree, Photo: AFP
Simona Inzaghi is reportedly torn between Joaquin Correa and Edin Dzeko alongside Lautro Martinez on offense, and the rest of the squad will be the strongest Inter have to offer.
"We won two titles, reached the Champions League knockout and we are vying for a championship in the final round," Inzaghi said ahead of the game.
"It would be great to finish with a championship, but in any case - I am pleased with what we have achieved this season."
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