MILAN – The battle for the top of the 2020-2021 Italian League standings took place in week 23. The city’s brothers, AC Milan and Inter Milan, competed by force at San Siro, on Sunday (2/21 / 2021) at night WIB.
The game was close since the referee started the first half. Inter Milan and AC Milan took turns launching attacks. Even so, the match ended 3-0 for Inter Milan’s victory over AC Milan.
The course of the match
First round
Inter Milan started the first half very well. The I nerazzurri – dubbed Inter Milan – immediately took the lead 1-0 as the first half entered in the fifth minute thanks to a header from Lautaro Martínez, who maximized Romelu Lukaku’s pass.
Inter Milan’s quick goal made the game go fast and the two teams took turns launching attacks. Still, Inter Milan’s attacks were more diverse and dangerous than those of AC Milan, dubbed by the Rossoneri. Stefano Pioli’s troops are still trying to seize dangerous opportunities in front of Inter Milan’s goal.
AC Milan tries to dominate possession. Still, AC Milan struggled to find holes in Inter Milan’s defense. The only dangerous opportunity for AC Milan came in the 31st minute via Theo Hernández’s shot from inside the Inter Milan penalty area.
AC Milan did not give up and kept trying to penetrate Inter Milan’s defense. However, Inter Milan also continued to spread threats to the AC Milan defense. When the first half ended, the 1-0 score for Inter Milan’s lead over AC Milan did not change.
Second round
AC Milan started the second half very well. Zlatan Ibrahimovic had two good chances to break Inter Milan’s arc in the 47th minute, but Samir Handanovic made a brilliant save.
Rossoneri continues to put pressure on the Inter Milan defense. However, Antonio Conte’s men were able to add the lead thanks to Lautaro Martínez’s second goal in the 57th minute after completing Ivan Perisic’s bait.
Things took a turn for the worse for AC Milan in the 66th minute as Romelu Lukaku managed to end their acceleration with a measured left-foot shot. The goal made AC Milan’s task even more difficult.
AC Milan played more aggressively despite being 0-3 behind as they had to chase a goal deficit. However, AC Milan’s aggressive play gave Inter Milan room for a deadly counterattack. The game was fierce until the end, but Inter Milan’s 3-0 did not change.
The following are the line-ups of the AC Milan vs Inter Milan players:
AC Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Davide Calabria, Simon Kjaer, Alessio Romagnoli, Theo Hernandez; Sandro Tonali, Franck Kessie; Alexis Saelemaekers, Hakan Calhanoglu, Ante Rebic; Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Proposal: Samu Castillejo, Soualiho Meite, Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa, Diogo Dalot, Antonio Donnarumma, Jens Hauge, Brahim Diaz, Rafael Leao, Fikayo Tomori, Rade Krunic, Matteo Gabbia, Ciprian Tatarusanu.
Coach: Stefano Pioli
Inter Milan XI (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Alessandro Bastoni, Milan Skriniar, Stefan de Vrij; Achraf Hakimi, Nicolo Barella, Marcelo Brozovic, Christian Eriksen, Ivan Perisic; Romelu Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez.
Proposal: Arturo Vidal, Andrea Ranocchia, Roberto Gagliardini, Ashley Young, Danilo D’Ambrosio, Alexis Sanchez, Aleksandar Kolarov, Andrea Pinamotni, Matteo Darmian, Matias Vecino, Ionut Radu, Daniele Padelli.
Coach: Antonio Conte
