Massimiliano Allegri, at a press conference on the eve of the derby with Inter said “It annoys me that there is talk of a crisis in Milan, we are leading and must win the Scudetto. It 's a major challenge but not decisive, since there are seven more league games. It is more important for them than for us, but the derby is a game that the guys do not have to struggle to find the right motivation. We have to remain as calm as possible. As well as Ibra, I would like to have everyone available:even Pirlo, Inzaghi and Ambrosini".

"Compared to last year, Milan has changed a lot also because several new players have arrived, while Inter today is similar to Milan last year. I do not judge Leonardo: if he made certain choices it is because he felt he needed to, but for me it would be very difficult to pass to the other side. As a player, I went from Livorno to Pisa in 1988, but then there were two categories of difference. Inter are a great team, who last year won everything and is doing really well lately. I am very confident, our awareness is crucial in times of difficulty because then the real team comes out. Gattuso will go to Russia? I just think that he is thinking only about Milan at the moment. As he said yesterday Seedorf, the whole team is focused only on the Scudetto".