MILAN – The Rossoneri will now set their sights on the TIM Cup and the semi-final second-leg with Alessandria.

Milan carry a 1-0 lead going into the return fixture which will be played on Tuesday March 1 at 21.00 at the San Siro. Ahead of the cup meeting, we take a look back at a previous meeting at the San Siro, the players from the past and the present and how the teams reached this stage of the TIM Cup.

PREVIOUS MEETING

Season 1936/37: Milan-Alessandria 4-0 (14′ o.g. Parodi, 59′ Boffi, 61′ Gobardo, 71′ Boffi)

FORMER PLAYERS

Alessandria: Ferdinando Vitofrancesco (came through the Milan youth sector)

The following have played for both clubs: Gianni Rivera (at Alessandria from 1958 to 1960, at Milan from 1960 to 1979), Mario Foglia (at Alessandria from 1939 to 1945, at Milan from 1946 to 1951), Franco Pedroni (at Milan from 1952 to 1956, at Alessandria from 1956 to 1960), Alessandro Vitali (at Milan in 1954/1955, at Alessandria from 1955 to 1958 and from 1960 to 1965), Mario David (at Milan from 1960 to 1965, at Alessandia in 1966/67), Sergio Maddè (at Alessandria in 1965, at Milan from 1965 to 1967), Silvano Villa (at Alessandria in 1969/70, at Milan from 1970 to 1972), Riccardo Sogliano (at Alessandria from 1963 to 1965, at Milan from 1971 to 1974) and Daniele Daino (at Milan from 1996 to 1998 and 2000/01, at Alessandria in 2011/2012).

Here is how Milan reached this stage of the competition which for the Rossoneri began in August in the third round:

17 August, Milan-Perugia 2-0.
1 December, Milan-Crotone 3-1.
17 December, Sampdoria-Milan 0-2.
13 January, Milan-Carpi 2-1
26 January, Alessandria-Milan 0-1

Alessandria meanwhile also started back in August, but from the first round:

2 August, Alessandria-Altovicentino 2-0
9 August, Pro Vercelli-Alessandria 1-2
15 August, Alessandria-Juve Stabia 1-0
2 December, Palermo-Alessandria 2-3
15 December, Genoa-Alessandria 1-2
18 January, Spezia-Alessandria 1-2
26 January, Alessandria-Milan 0-1