MILANO. Inter defeats Milan 1-0 after L. Martínez scored just 1 goal (34′). Inter was decisively better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Davide Massa with the collaboration of Daniele Bindoni and Davide Imperiale. The 4th official was Simone Sozza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Inter had a superior ball possession 64% while Milan was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Inter was more pushing with 72 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter won the match​.

Inter shot 18 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Milan shot 5 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Inter received 2 yellow cards (Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Francesco Acerbi). Talking about the opposition, Milan received 5 yellow cards (P. Kalulu, Matteo Gabbia, Rafael Leão, Olivier Giroud and Ante Rebic ).

Standings

After playing this contest, Inter will have 43 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Milan will stay with 38 points like Lazio and Atalanta to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Inter will host Lecce on the 5th of March with a 8-1 head to head record in favor of Inter (2 draws).

Milan will play away agasint Fiorentina on the 4th of March with a 17-9 head to head in favor of Milan (9 draws).

Inter – Formation

Inter adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: André Onana (6.7), Milan Škriniar (7.1), Francesco Acerbi (7.3), Alessandro Bastoni (7.1), Matteo Darmian (6.4), Nicolò Barella (6.8), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (7.8), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (7.1), Federico Dimarco (6.5), Edin Džeko (6.5) and Lautaro Martínez (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Valentín Carboni, Stefan de Vrij, Denzel Dumfries, Samir Handanović, Alex Cordaz, Romelu Lukaku (6.6), Mattia Zanotti, Roberto Gagliardini, Robin Gosens (6.8), Raoul Bellanova, Danilo D’Ambrosio, Marcelo Brozović (6.4) and Kristjan Asllani.

Substitutions

Inter made 5 changes: Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Marcelo Brozović (71′), Federico Dimarco for Robin Gosens (71′), Edin Dzeko for Romelu Lukaku (71′), Hakan Calhanoglu  for Roberto Gagliardini (89′) and Nicolò Barella  for Kristjan Asllani (90′).

Best player: Lautaro Martínez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter was Lautaro Martínez.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 26 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 18.

Milan – Formation

Also Milan adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Stefano Pioli played with: Ciprian Tătărușanu (7.3), Pierre Kalulu (6.2), Simon Kjær (6.7), Matteo Gabbia (7.0), Davide Calabria (6.6), Junior Messias (6.3), Rade Krunić (6.5), Sandro Tonali (6.7), Theo Hernández (6.6), Olivier Giroud (6.8) and Divock Origi (6.6).

They had on the bench: Alexis Saelemaekers (6.8), Yacine Adli, Rafael Leão (6.8), Devis Vásquez, Tommaso Pobega, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Malick Thiaw (6.5), Brahim Díaz (6.6), Fodé Ballo-Touré, Aster Vranckx, Antonio Mirante, Charles De Ketelaere and Ante Rebić (6.2).

Substitutions

Milan made 5 changes: Junior Messias for Brahim Díaz (46′), Davide Calabria for Alexis Saelemaekers (55′), Divock Origi  for Rafael Leão (55′), Matteo Gabbia for Malick Thiaw (70′) and Simon Kjaer for Ante Rebić (86′).

Best player: Ciprian Tătărușanu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Milan was the goalkeeper: Ciprian Tătărușanu. His rating is 7.32. He performed 2 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​

• Inter – Milan – 1-0
• Torino – Udinese – 1-0
• Spezia – Napoli – 0-3
• Fiorentina – Bologna – 1-2