The Milan derby is one of those occasions that almost every Italian football fan stops to watch, but there are doubts about when it will be played.
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According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Derby della Madonnina is scheduled to be played on Sunday, March 8th at 20:45 CEST. The match is one of the big games of the season for broadcasters, with DAZN the ones who have the rights in Italy, and so extra attention is paid to slots.
Only one scenario could warrant moving the match to Saturday. It will be played on Sunday evening if Inter lose tonight against Bodo/Glimt, but also if they advance and play the first leg of the round of 16 (certainly at home) on Wednesday 11 March.
This will be possible because they would have two games in Milano – therefore without an away match scheduled – inside 72 hours, and therefore moving the match to Saturday 7 Match would not be necessary.
If Inter advance and play the first leg of the round of 16 on Tuesday evening at San Siro, then the derby would be played on Saturday 7 March at 18:00 CEST (not 20:45 CET because the Saturday late match is on Sky). Lega Serie A will announce the schedule on Friday.