It was the ideal scenario and Inter knew it. In a derby, with their great rival in front of them, in their stadium (even if they were playing as a visitor)… All the ingredients pointed to a great party for Simone Inzaghi’s team. As it has been doing for months, the neroazzurro team did not fail and won, with solvency, its 20th Serie A.
From the beginning of the match, Inter was seen with very clear ideas and dominating. Milan tried to use a mirror tactic, closing with 3 centre-backs and leaving the lanes to Musah and Theo Hernández, who matched up directly with the rival wingers. Rafael Leao remained as a reference up top, with Giroud waiting on the bench.
After a few minutes of trial and error, Acerbi managed to open the scoring before reaching the 20th minute, heading a corner forcefully that Pavard had combed to the near post. The goal was a psychological blow for Milan and Inter was about to take advantage of the moment.
Lautaro had the opportunity to extend the distance, but he did not put the inside well when receiving a ball in the small area when Maignan was already defeated. The Argentine’s faulty shot could have sealed the match, as could Marcus Thuram’s a few minutes later, who crossed too far with his shot from inside the large area after a good pass from Barella.
Milan hardly threatened except for some individuality from Leao, but he was a defender like Calabria the one that had the clearest option in the first half for the localswith a shot that hit the post that forced Sommer to show off his extraordinary reflexes.
The cherry on top of Thuram’s great game
Thuram celebrates his goal. / EFE
Inter was not going to forgive a few minutes into the second half. Marcus Thuram launched his umpteenth unmarking effort and, after an individual play, hit a low, dry shot from the edge of the area to seal the match.
Milan’s push ended up being rewarded with a header from Tomori in the final stretch, before the tension reached the extreme with the expulsions of Theo, Dumfries and Calabria. Nothing could prevent Inter from celebrating their twentieth Serie A against their greatest rival. A well-deserved title and won with overwhelming superiority.
2024-04-22 21:25:27
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