Vieri claims four Milan players would get into Inter’s best starting 11 – Football Italia

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – JANUARY 06: Former FC Internazionale player Christian Vieri looks on prior to the Italian Super Cup Final between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Kingdom Arena on January 06, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)

Christian Vieri believes that four Milan players would get into Inter’s best starting XI ahead of the Derby della Madonnina between the two sides in Serie A on Sunday evening. 

The former Italy striker, who scored 103 Serie A goals for Inter and also had a brief spell with Milan immediately after, spoke in-depth with La Gazzetta dello Sport ahead of Sunday’s derby. 

Ahead of kick-off, the Nerazzurri have a 10-point advantage at the top of the Serie A table, and should they win on Sunday, they will go 13 points clear of their city rivals with 10 league games of the season left to play. 

Vieri believes that Inter are well on their way to claiming their 21st Serie A title, regardless of the result in tomorrow’s derby. 

“No Inter player wants to say anything because they don’t want to bring any bad luck, but with 10 games to go, there would be no team capable of catching up with this side, which practically always wins against the smaller sides by the way.” Vieri told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

If Milan were to win on Sunday, they would move within seven points of Inter with 10 games left to go. 

Vieri believes that Cristian Chivu’s side have already created a large enough buffer to see off the Rossoneri threat, though: “I don’t do ifs, buts and maybes. The seven point margin would still count for a lot.” he said. 

“Inter would have to lose three and Milan would always have to win. Also, Inter have to play against Atalanta, Roma and Como. Milan against Napoli, Juventus and Atalanta, even Sassuolo. I think we’re there aren’t we?” 

Which Milan players would start for Inter?

When Vieri spoke to La Gazzetta dello Sport ahead of the derby this time last year, he said that Inter would probably be keen to sign Rafael Leao from Milan and that Milan would probably like to sign eight or nine players from Inter. 

“Today, I’d say Leao, Modric, Rabiot and Maignan. And it would be seven or eight Inter guys. Lautaro’s injury takes him out of it.”

Vieri was also asked how ‘amazed’ he has been by the form of the 40-year-old Luka Modric following his move to Milan from Real Madrid over the summer. 

“Only in Italy is there as much talk about a player’s age,” he said. “He was at Real and was playing last year, it’s not as if it was 10 years ago. If I were Milan, I would renew his contract. I’d give him a five-year deal.” 

Click here to read the full interview with Vieri.