MILAN - (Stats by Football Data) Javier Zanetti is closing in on yet another record with the Nerazzurri shirt. After beating the club's all-time appearance record previously held by Giuseppe Bergomi, the captain - should he feature against AC Milan tonight - will move to within one game of Bergomi's record for appearances in competitive derby matches with Inter: Zanetti currently has 40 to his name, Bergomi 42.
It will also be Zanetti's 37th consecutive appearance in a competitive Milan derby: the series began on 8 January 1998 in the Coppa Italia quarter-final first leg. His debut in this fixture came on 29 October 1995 (1-1 in Serie A).
Zanetti has only scored once so far in the Derby della Madoninna, during the Serie A clash played on 13 March 1999, which ended 2-2.
