MILANO. Inter overcame Milan to win 2-1. It was Inter to strike first with a goal of Francesco Acerbi at the 18′. Then Marcus Thuram scored again for Inter in the 49′ minute. Eventually, Fikayo Tomori reduced the distance for Milan (80′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
Inter remained with 10 players after Theo Hernández received a red card in the 90′. Also, Milan had 2 players sent off: Denzel Dumfries (90′ for a red card) and Davide Calabria (90′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Andrea Colombo assisted by Filippo Meli and Stefano Alassio. The 4th official was Davide Massa. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 9.01 degrees Celsius or 48.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 6 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 117 Attack 76
- 58 Dangerous attack 28
- 57 Ball safe 50
- 15 Free Kicks 20
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 18 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 2 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Milan was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Inter that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Milan had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Inter found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Milan shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Inter shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Milan received 3 yellow cards (Theo Hernández , Matteo Gabbia and Fikayo Tomori). Talking about the opposition, Inter received 3 yellow cards (Lautaro Martínez , Nicolò Barella and Simone Inzaghi).
Also, Inter didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Theo Hernández (Inter) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Milan stays with 69 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Inter will has 86 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Milan will play away against Juventus on the 28th of April with a 22-11 head to head in favor of Juventus (11 draws).
Inter will host Torino on the 28th of April with a 17-4 head to head stats in favor of Inter (8 draws).
Milan – Formation
Milan
90'
36'
80'
68'
Milan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Stefano Pioli decided to play with the following team: Mike Maignan , Davide Calabria , Matteo Gabbia , Fikayo Tomori , Theo Hernández , Tijjani Reijnders , Yacine Adli , Yunus Musah , Ruben Loftus-Cheek , Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leão .
The home team had on the bench: Ismaël Bennacer , Olivier Giroud , Luka Jović, Noah Okafor , Samuel Chukwueze , Mattia Caldara, Filippo Terracciano, Alessandro Florenzi, Marco Sportiello and Lapo Nava.
Substitutions
Milan made 4 changes: Yunus Musah for Davide Frattesi (77′), Tijjani Reijnders for Olivier Giroud (52′), Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Samuel Chukwueze (68′) and Yacine Adli for Ismaël Bennacer (68′).
Player of the match: Fikayo Tomori
The most impressive player for Milan was Fikayo Tomori.
His rating is with 1 goal, 56 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8.
Inter – Formation
Inter
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Simone Inzaghi played with: Yann Sommer , Benjamin Pavard , Francesco Acerbi , Alessandro Bastoni , Matteo Darmian , Nicolò Barella , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Federico Dimarco , Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martínez .
These were the players on the bench: Denzel Dumfries , Stefano Sensi, Stefan de Vrij , Juan Cuadrado , Marko Arnautovic , Raffaele Di Gennaro, Davy Klaassen, Davide Frattesi , Tajon Buchanan, Kristjan Asllani , Carlos Augusto , Yann Bisseck, Alexis Sánchez and Emil Audero.
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Alessandro Bastoni for Stefan de Vrij (88′), Federico Dimarco for Noah Okafor (78′), Nicolò Barella for Carlos Augusto (77′), Matteo Darmian for Denzel Dumfries (84′) and Hakan Çalhanoğlu for Kristjan Asllani (84′).
Player of the match: Yann Sommer
The player that probably impressed the most for Inter was the goalkeeper: Yann Sommer. His rating is 7.75. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
