Inter Milan vs. AC Milan Bet Builder Tips: Tonali to be carded in 10/1 Champions League double

The Champions League semi-finals continue this week with Inter Milan taking on their rivals AC Milan on Tuesday evening. Inter take a 2-0 advantage into the second leg, and here at BettingOdds.com we’ve provided you with our best bet builder tips for the occasion.

One foot in the final may be a little generous, but after their victory six days ago Inter have given themselves every chance of reaching their first Champions League final since that historic treble under Jose Mourinho back in 2009. Most betting sites have Simeone Inzaghi’s side priced at just 1/25 to advance to the final, implying a 96% chance that they will do so. Inter are also the favourites to win the game in 90 minutes on Tuesday, chalked up at 21/20 to do so.

Rather worryingly for AC Milan, they have now lost their matches against Inter without scoring a single goal. Rafael Leao is the top-scorer for The Rossoneri this season but his fitness remains an issue with the attacker a doubt for this key game. Only one side in the history of the Champions League has progressed to the final after a two or more goal defeat in the first leg of a semi-final, with Liverpool against Barcelona in 2019 being the only team to do so.

We’ve picked out two players to be booked in this match with plenty on the line and a high card-count expected. Referee Clement Turpin will be the man in charge at The San Siro and he averages a healthy 4.66 yellows per game across the European matches he has taken control of this season.

Sandro Tonali is the first player we are backing to pick up a card off Turpin. No player has been booked more times for AC this season in Serie A than Tonali who leads along with Rade Krunic on seven yellows apiece. 

The midfielder has already been shown two yellow cards this season and has also been booked in his most recent two starts for Italy in the UEFA Nations League. Tonali averages over a foul a game this term with it highly likely that Milan will become desperate at some point in the game, we fancy Tonali to pick up another card. 

Hakan Calhanoglu is the other player we are targeting for a booking. The Turkish international was shown 11 yellows in just 33 league starts last season, the most of any player in his side.

This term, he has been a little more disciplined, only being shown two yellows in Serie A and one in the Champions League. However, after committing four fouls in the first leg, we feel Calhanoglu was rather lucky to escape a card and at the current prices we are willing to take a chance on him here.

Combining both Sandro Tonali and Hakan Calhanoglu to pick up a card on Tuesday, pays 10/1 with either Paddy Power or the Betfair Sportsbook.