MILAN – After winning the first leg of the TIM Cup against Alessandria yesterday evening, Milan will face Inter in the San Siro derby on Sunday night.

Here below are the results Milan clinched this season in the Serie A few days after playing TIM Cup:

– August 2015, Fiorentina-Milan 2-0 (after Milan-Perugia 2-0)
– December 2015, Carpi-Milan 0-0 (after Milan-Crotone 3-1)
– December 2015, Frosinone-Milan 2-4 (after Sampdoria-Milan 0-2)
– January 2016, Milan-Fiorentina 2-0 (after Milan-Carpi 2-1)

MILANO – On January 27th 1945, Milan were not on the pitch. The first game the Rossoneri played after the Holocaust Remembrance Day dates back to February 4th, 1945, eight days later, in the Torneo bellico Benefico Lombardo. The game was at Gallaratese and Milan won 0-1.

On this special day, Milan celebrate, along with the million Holocaust victims, also two due persons who belonged to their history:

Hungarian coach Bela Guttmann, who directed the Rossoneri from November 11th to February 14th, 1955. He left Milan top of the standings and close to the clinch of their 5th Serie A title.

Ferdinando Valletti, who played at Milan from 1941 to 1944, taking the pitch only in friendly games.

MILANO – Luigi Mosca, nicknamed Gino, who played with Milan between 1913 and 1915, has been honoured as Righteous Among the Nations, an award of the Jewish official memorial Yad Vashem.

The topic will be explained by Luigi La Rocca in the new issue of the Milan monthly magazine “Forza Milan!”

MILAN – A Mario Balotelli penalty on 43 minutes has given the Rossoneri a 1-0 lead at half-time over Alessandria in the first-leg of the TIM Cup semi-finals. CLICK HERE for more and to follow the second-half live.

MILAN – As reported on the official Roma website, the Giallorossi have completed the signing of Stephan El Shaarawy on loan from AC Milan until 30 June 2016. The agreement includes an option to make the move permanent before the beginning of the 2016-17 season.