AC Milan and city rivals Inter, who also sit first and second in Serie A, will face each other in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-finals in the San Siro on Tuesday at 9 pm exclusively on StarTimes’ World Football channel.
Despite having won a combined 12 titles, their last triumph dates back more than 10 years, when Inter beat Palermo 3-1 to win the Coppa for the seventh time.
Milan, meanwhile, have been able to rely on the outstanding striking prowess of Oliver Giroud and Rafael Leão to advance to the semis. The duo have scored five goals between them in the two matches that I Rossoneri played in the competition thus far.
They have stepped up in the absence of veteran Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is set to miss the semi-final matches with Achilles problems.
Juventus, who have more Coppa victories than any other club – 14 – will embark on their mission for back-to-back titles on Wednesday with a trip to Fiorentina.
The Florence-based club have had their own success in the competition, winning six Coppas, but go into the game against the Bianconeri as underdogs.
Similarly, in Copa dey Rey semifinal matches, Valencia will meet Athletico Club on Wednesday at 9:30 pm while Real Beltis will face Rayo Vallecano on Thursday at 9 pm. Both matches will be aired live and in HD on StarTimes. Football fans can pay-per-day to enjoy the thrills at N200 for classic bouquet (antenna users) and N400 for super bouquet (dish users). Fans can also watch online via the StarTimes-ON mobile app which costs just N400 weekly for sport VIP subscription.
