AC Milan, trailing by seven points after yet another disappointing midweek performance, will aim to keep pace with Serie A leaders Inter Milan in Saturday's Derby della Madonnina. Milan's recent form took a hit with a 4-2 loss at home to Bologna, while Inter maintained their position at the top of the table with a win against Venezia, securing the victory with two late goals. Despite a previous stretch of poor results, Milan has improved their derby record recently, going unbeaten in their last seven encounters against Inter, including two 1-0 victories last season. However, those wins were overshadowed by Milan's subsequent collapse, which allowed their rivals to clinch the title after the Rossoneri completed their first Serie A double over Inter since 2011. Milan's failure to qualify for the Champions League was partly due to losing six of their last ten league matches, which led to significant changes in the club's management. Ruben Amorim was brought in to restore the team's fortunes, but his squad has struggled with consistency, earning just three points from three Europa League matches and currently sitting fifth in Serie A. Although Milan remained unbeaten in domestic play before facing Bologna, that streak ended in a tumultuous match at San Siro. After falling behind early, they took a brief lead thanks to a brace from emerging talent Alphadjo Cisse, but a disastrous second half resulted in them conceding four goals at home for the first time in almost four years. Additionally, Bologna's Samuel Mbangula made history by becoming only the second player to net an away hat-trick against Milan in Serie A, following Gabriel 'Gabigol' Batistuta in 1998.