Inter’s Francesco Acerbi celebrates after scoring during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 22, 2024. Inter Milan pla’yers celebrate after their teammate Francesco Acerbi scores his side’s opening goal during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 22, 2024.
Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram scored and, although Fikayo Tomori’s late goal for AC Milan threatened to delay the celebrations, Inter held on for the win that stretched its lead to an insurmountable 17 points over second-placed Milan, with five rounds remaining.A star is awarded for every 10 Serie A titles. Only Juventus has won more, with a record 36 and thus three stars.
Moreover, Inter had won the past five derby matches, including both legs of the Champions League semifinal last year and aOlympiakos wins first European title for Greek clubs in UEFA Youth League finalInter took the lead in the 18th minute when Benjamin Pavard nodded on Federico Dimarco’s corner for an unmarked Acerbi to head in from close range.
Milan seemed to draw confidence from that miss and Rafael Leão had a great chance to level following a rapid run on the counterattack from Tomori, but he fired straight at Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer.It was end-to-end action and Milan captain Davide Calabria also forced a great save from Sommer at the end of the first half.