MILANO. Inter estinguishes Milan 5-1 with goals of Henrikh Mkhitaryan (5′), Marcus Thuram (38′), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (69′), Hakan Calhanoglu (79′ pen) and Davide Frattesi (90′). On the other side, Milan scored with ​Rafael Leão (57′). Milan lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Simone Sozza with the collaboration of Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Giallatini. The 4th official was Marco Guida. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.01 degrees Celsius or 75.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Inter

5 - 1

Milan

• 40 Ball Possession 60

Shots

• 14 Total 9
• 7 On Target 2
• 3 Off Target 4
• 4 Shots blocked 3

• 58 Attack 105
• 34 Dangerous attack 38
• 63 Ball safe​ 50

• 1 Penalties 0
• 5 Corners 0
• 2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

• 17 Total 13
• 2 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 6 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Milan was in firm control of the ball 60% while Inter was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Milan was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Inter found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Inter shot 14 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Milan shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Inter received 2 yellow cards (Davide Frattesi and Hakan Calhanoglu). On the other side, Milan received 2 yellow cards (Malick Thiaw and Theo Hernández).

Standings

After playing this match, Inter will have 12 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Milan will stay with 9 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

Inter – Formation

Inter

G

Yann Sommer 1.Switzerland

6.7

D

Francesco Acerbi  15.Italy

7.3

D

Matteo Darmian 36.Italy

6.4

D

Alessandro Bastoni 95.Italy

6.8

74'

M

Denzel Dumfries 2.Netherlands

7.0

M

Hakan Calhanoglu 20.Turkey

7.0

81' 72' 79'

M

Henrikh Mkhitaryan 22.Armenia

9.4

5', 69'

M

Nicolò Barella 23.Italy

6.7

64'

M

Federico Dimarco 32.Italy

8.1

64'

F

Marcus Thuram 9.France

7.5

64' 38'

F

Lautaro Martínez 10.Argentina

7.5

Substitutes

G

Emil Audero 77.Italy

G

Raffaele Di Gennaro 12.Italy

D

Benjamin Pavard 28.France

D

Yann Bisseck 31.Germany

D

Stefan de Vrij 6.Netherlands

6.4

74'

D

Carlos Augusto 30.Brazil

7.0

64'

M

Davy Klaassen 14.Netherlands

M

Stefano Sensi  5.Italy

M

Lucien Agoumé 42.France

M

Juan Cuadrado 7.Colombia

M

Kristjan Asllani 21.Albania

7.0

81'

M

Davide Frattesi 16.Italy

7.3

64' 90' 90'

F

Alexis Sánchez 70.Chile

F

Marko Arnautovic 8.Austria

6.6

64'

Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: Yann Sommer (6.7), Matteo Darmian (6.4), Francesco Acerbi  (7.3), Alessandro Bastoni (6.8), Denzel Dumfries (7.0), Nicolò Barella (6.7), Hakan Calhanoglu (7.0), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (9.4), Federico Dimarco (8.1), Lautaro Martínez (7.5) and Marcus Thuram (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Emil Audero, Davy Klaassen, Stefano Sensi , Benjamin Pavard, Yann Bisseck, Lucien Agoumé, Alexis Sánchez, Carlos Augusto (7.0), Juan Cuadrado, Kristjan Asllani (7.0), Marko Arnautovic (6.6), Raffaele Di Gennaro, Davide Frattesi (7.3) and Stefan de Vrij (6.4).

Inter could not rely on the presence of Davide Frattesi (injured) and Carlos Augusto (injured).

Substitutions

Inter made 5 changes: Alessandro Bastoni for Stefan de Vrij (74′), Hakan Calhanoglu for Kristjan Asllani (81′), Nicolò Barella for Davide Frattesi (64′), Marcus Thuram for Marko Arnautovic (64′) and Federico Dimarco for Carlos Augusto (64′).

Best player: Henrikh Mkhitaryan​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter was Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

His rating is (9.4) with 2 goals, 38 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Milan – Formation

Milan

G

Mike Maignan 16.France

6.4

D

Davide Calabria 2.Italy

7.0

77'

D

Theo Hernández 19.France

5.7

61'

D

Simon Kjær 24.Denmark

6.8

D

Malick Thiaw 28.Germany

6.1

24'

M

Ruben Loftus-Cheek 8.England

6.4

86'

M

Rafael Leão 10.Portugal

7.5

57'

M

Christian Pulišić 11.United States

6.7

56'

M

Tijjani Reijnders 14.Netherlands

6.7

77'

M

Rade Krunić 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.7

F

Olivier Giroud 9.France

7.7

77'

Substitutes

G

Antonio Mirante 83.Italy

G

Marco Sportiello 57.Italy

D

Alessandro Florenzi 42.Italy

6.4

77'

D

Marco Pellegrino 31.Argentina

M

Yacine Adli 7.France

M

Tommaso Pobega 32.Italy

M

Yunus Musah 80.England

6.3

86'

M

Luka Romero 18.Argentina

F

Noah Okafor 17.Switzerland

6.4

77'

F

Luka Jović 15.Serbia

6.4

77'

F

Samuel Chukwueze 21.Nigeria

6.6

56'

Milan started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Stefano Pioli played with: Mike Maignan (6.4), Davide Calabria (7.0), Simon Kjær (6.8), Malick Thiaw (6.1), Theo Hernández (5.7), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (6.4), Rade Krunić (6.7), Tijjani Reijnders (6.7), Christian Pulišić (6.7), Olivier Giroud (7.7) and Rafael Leão (7.5).

They had on the bench: Noah Okafor (6.4), Antonio Mirante, Alessandro Florenzi (6.4), Yacine Adli, Tommaso Pobega, Luka Jović (6.4), Marco Sportiello, Marco Pellegrino, Davide Bartesaghi, Samuel Chukwueze (6.6), Yunus Musah (6.3) and Luka Romero.

Substitutions

Milan made 5 changes: Davide Calabria for Alessandro Florenzi (77′), Olivier Giroud for Noah Okafor (77′), Tijjani Reijnders for Luka Jović (77′), Christian Pulišić for Samuel Chukwueze (56′) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Yunus Musah (86′).

Best player: Olivier Giroud​

The player that probably impressed the most for Milan was Olivier Giroud.

His rating is (7.7) with 17 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes.

Results of the day

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

• Inter – Milan – 5-1
• Juventus – Lazio – 3-1
• Genoa – Napoli – 2-2