Milan – Inter Milan: Inter win second star Scudetto after beating Milan in derby
ANDThis is a special Milan derby… with the Scudetto on the line. If Inter had won, he would have been mathematically proclaimed king of Italy. And they did it. 20th championship title, second star title. They outplayed their Milanese neighbors on the pitch (and in the trophy room, 20×19). Acerbi and Thuram reflected on the scoreboard, which represents an overwhelming superiority over the green team. If Inzaghi establishes himself and creates a dynasty (his first Scudetto as a coach), the “Pioli era” will come to an end.
Inter’s undisputed championship for the 2023–24 season. “Biscione” left no choice for its opponents and was colossally superior to them all: “Milan”, “Juventus”, “Naples”, “Bologna”, “Rome”, “Atalanta” or “Lazio”… one after another they conceded. Just one defeat (from Sassuolo, a team that, oddly enough, is in relegation…) and only five draws. Insulting dominance and 86 points in 33 games. The champions have five dates left. However, they will not be able to achieve the record of 103 points for Conte’s Juve.
Nerazzurri Derby
This was the first time in the history of the Derby della Madonnina that the Scudetto was decided to be won. And the first time it was played was on Monday. It was raining at San Siro… but there was a feeling of relative calm: the Nerazzurri’s +14 points over the Rossoneri did not make this match painful. If Inter hadn’t won today, they would have done it next weekend.
Marcus Thuram celebrates his goal against Milan.
But they came out and wanted to do it. Celebrating the title at the opponent’s home was incentive enough. Thuram, who had endured several difficult months following his latest injury, was released. In fact, in the 17th minute the score became 0:1 after a corner kick from the Frenchman. Corner kick that Acerbi headed into the goal.
The score 0:2 was forgiven first by Lautaro and then by Marcus Thuram. Inter is controlled, far superior. Milan, nervous and dislocated by Pioli’s experiments, found opportunities only through counterattacks. But Sommer, very inspired, stopped Leao and Calabria.
Milan never had a choice. Inter wanted to become champions on the night of Monday, April 22. Thuram made this clear by scoring 0-2 in the first attack of the second half. The Frenchman, the MVP of the almost perfect game of the Inzaghi team.
It was difficult for Milan to show character. He seemed to be under anesthesia. Without the ability to react. La Curva tried this, lighting the flares and filling the atmosphere of the San Siro with smoke. It worked in the end. After some good play with Chukwueze as the performer, Tomori scored. 1-2… and there were 10 minutes left to avoid Inter’s title. But for some reason Inter is Italy’s best defense. In 33 matches, only 18 goals were conceded. He didn’t get any more… although there were fights and tensions. Three red cards in total: Dumfries, Calabria and Theo sent off. With a score of 1-2, of course, they became Italian champions.