MILANO. Milan managed to find the solution against Inter to win 2-1. O. Giroud was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Inter to strike first with a goal of I. Perisic at the 38′. Then it was a goal in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, O. Giroud gave the win to Milan in the 78′ minute scoring a double.
Milan remained with 10 players after T. Hernandez received a red card in the 90′.
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 Marco Guida with the help of Ciro Carbone and Giorgio Peretti. The 4th official was Matteo Marchetti. The weather was foggy. The temperature was quite cold at 6 degrees Celsius or 42.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Inter was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Milan that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Inter was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Milan was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Inter shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Milan shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Inter received 2 yellow cards (H. Calhanoglu and M. Skriniar). On the other side, Milan received 4 yellow cards (A. Romagnoli, B. Diaz, I. Bennacer and R. Krunic).
Also, Milan didn’t finish the match with 11 players after T. Hernandez (Milan) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Inter will stay with 53 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Milan will have 52 points like Napoli to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Inter will play away against Napoli on the 12th of February with a 13-12 head to head statistic in favor of Napoli (10 draws).
Milan will host Sampdoria on the 13th of February with a 17-8 head to head record in favor of Milan (9 draws).
Inter – Formation
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: Samir Handanovič , Milan Škriniar , Stefan de Vrij , Alessandro Bastoni , Denzel Dumfries , Nicolò Barella , Marcelo Brozović , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Ivan Perišić , Edin Džeko and Lautaro Martínez .
The home team had on the bench: Roberto Gagliardini, Federico Dimarco , Dennis Curatolo, Andrei Radu, Andrea Ranocchia, Aleksandar Kolarov, Danilo D’Ambrosio, Alex Cordaz, Arturo Vidal , Matías Vecino , Matteo Darmian and Alexis Sánchez .
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: I. Perisic for F. Dimarco (70′), L. Martinez for A. Sanchez (70′), H. Calhanoglu for A. Vidal (73′), M. Brozovic for M. Vecino (82′) and A. Bastoni for M. Darmian (82′).
Best player: Hakan Çalhanoğlu
The most impressive player for Inter was Hakan Çalhanoğlu.
His rating is with 34 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.
Milan – Formation
Milan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Stefano Pioli played with: Mike Maignan , Davide Calabria , Pierre Kalulu , Alessio Romagnoli , Theo Hernández , Ismaël Bennacer , Sandro Tonali , Alexis Saelemaekers , Franck Kessié , Rafael Leão and Olivier Giroud .
They had on the bench: Marko Lazetić, Samu Castillejo, Antonio Mirante, Matteo Gabbia, Junior Messias , Brahim Díaz , Fikayo Tomori, Rade Krunić , Daniel Maldini, Alessandro Florenzi, Tiemoué Bakayoko and Ciprian Tătărușanu.
Substitutions
Milan made 3 changes: A. Saelemaekers for J. Messias (46′), F. Kessie for B. Diaz (58′) and I. Bennacer for R. Krunic (80′).
Best player: Olivier Giroud
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Milan was Olivier Giroud.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.