It's Milan Derby weekend and if you're all like "Snoozefest time!"... STEP
ASIDE, per favore! It's not about the derby but rather the culture surrounding it. All
the Uncle Giovannis who are preparing their premium Neapolitan pasta sauces at
this very moment will only serve it at 8pm tomorrow because that's how the
Italianos roll!
Obviously, the atmosphere at a derby held in such high esteem such as that of 'Derby
della Madonnina' is meant to blow you off your feet. Unfortunately, besides
Diego Milito's wonder strike for Inter in the 54th minute (there's no denying him,
really) the game last night was .
I was surprised when i learnt that Milan had signed Ghanaian Sulley Muntari on loan from cross
town rivals Inter considering his form the past couple of seasons. Muntari who is on international
duty with Ghana in the African Cup of Nations, will be with the Rossoneri until the end of the
season when his current contract with Inter is set to expire.
Alberto Aquilani is a couple of weeks away from regaining full fitness and once he's back and
played five more games then he will automatically complete a move to AC Milan for a transfer fee of
six million Euros, with the deal to be made official in the summer.
The Italian midfielder in August returned to his homeland from Liverpool on a season-long loan,
but he is currently recovering from a muscle problem.
AC Milan are set to send the midfielder back to England this summer after declining to make the
move permanent, forcing Dalglish's side to find him a new club.
Aquilani is on loan at San Siro from Liverpool and once he completes 25
League games this season, AC Milan will be forced to sign him outright for €6m.