Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo admits that it will be emotional when he plays against Milan for the first time with his new club.
The 32-year-old spent 10 seasons at the San Siro before moving to the Turin outfit as a free agent last summer.
"I'll inevitably feel particular emotions," the Italy international, who won two Scudettos on his way to making 284 appearances for Milan, told Juve's official website.
"It will be an important game which will see two excellent sides face each other. If the strongest players are involved, the match will be more interesting."
The World Cup winner will be bringing his best form into the game, having scored a goal and set up another two in his side's 3-1 Serie A comeback against Catania on Saturday.
"It was fundamental," Pirlo said of his performance at Juventus Stadium.
"Because we were one goal behind and we needed to recover."
"We managed to do it very soon, and then we controlled the game. It was the same in our previous encounters as well (goalless draws with Parma and Siena), but unfortunately we failed to net (in those games)."
The win saw Juventus return to the summit of Serie A, two points above second-placed Milan ahead of the two sides' climactic meeting next Saturday.