Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni has confidently said there is no chance that he would ever play for AC Milan, according to a report in the Italian broadcast media.

Speaking during a long interview with DAZN, via FCInternews, the Italian defender spent a lot of time discussing his connection to Inter.

When he was asked if he would ever play for AC Milan, he said: “I would say absolutely not. As far as I’m concerned, there is not even a 0.1% chance that I will make this choice.”

Alessandro Bastoni’s dad is an Inter fan and he recalls watching the matches with him when he was just a boy. his whole family is not Inter fans though, as he explains: “Fortunately, I watched the games with my dad who is an Interista and therefore there were no great discussions.

“One of my brothers is a Romanista, deeply in love with Totti: he has never been a ‘rival’. The other hates football, so much. It’s true that he only came once to see me play, when I was at Atalanta: he never set foot in San Siro.”

Inter face AC Milan in the Derby della Madonnina on Saturday evening and Alessandro Bastoni revealed that the main image that comes to mind when he thinks about the derby is a moment from Javier Zanetti.

“Zanetti’s run in the 90th minute in 2012, when everyone jumped taking a corner kick. I’m lucky enough to have him as vice president, he is a symbol of Inter.”

Alessandro Bastoni says that he views almost every game in the same way and just concentrates on what he has to do on the pitch.

“I am lucky enough to live every game with peace of mind, I always try to concentrate and think about what I have to do on the pitch: I think this is my strength. I’m not upset, I know how to manage emotions well.

“I have no rituals, other than to kiss the shin guards where there are the images of my partner and my brothers. My tattoo artist, an avid AC Milan fan, has been saying to me for a month ‘congratulations for the victory in the derby’.”

Hakan Calhanoglu scored a penalty last time the two teams faced each other and Bastoni hopes that can be repeated again.

“I remember the whistles, they almost bothered in the head: there was incredible chaos. You could feel the tension because it was an important penalty that allowed us to break the deadlock. Let’s hope we can repeat it.”

When asked who should take the penalty if it does happen again, he said: “I will keep the ball.”

San Siro will be back to 50% capacity on Saturday rather than just 5000 fans which Alessandro Bastoni is happy about.

“There was the fear of having 5000 people, who are dispersed at San Siro and therefore means not having them. With 50% it is a good advantage, we hope to make the most of it. Once I was in the second ring to see Inter-Roma. Unfortunately, we lost.”