Internazionale vs AC Milan, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AChristian Pulisic scores early in AC Milan win over Inter
AC Milan secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Inter Milan in Serie A on Sunday with Matteo Gabbia heading home the winner in the closing minutes of the match.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 6': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 6': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
- 10': Goal! Inter Milan 0, AC Milan 1. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 12': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 12': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
- 15': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a headed pass.
- 16': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 18': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 18': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Delay in match because of an injury Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Offside, Inter Milan. Benjamin Pavard is caught offside.
- 27': Goal! Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 1. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 30': Offside, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 34': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
- 38': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 38': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 38': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
- 40': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 40': Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 42': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 43': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Foul by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan).
- 43': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 1.
- 46': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emerson Royal with a cross.
- 46': Foul by Tammy Abraham (AC Milan).
- 46': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Tammy Abraham (AC Milan).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 51': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Thuram with a cross.
- 55': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 57': Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 59': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
- 63': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 63': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 63': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Denzel Dumfries.
- 64': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 65': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
- 65': Attempt missed. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic following a corner.
- 66': VAR Decision: No Penalty AC Milan.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
- 70': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 72': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
- 74': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, Inter Milan. Piotr Zielinski replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 75': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
- 77': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a through ball.
- 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 79': Emerson Royal (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
- 84': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 86': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan).
- 86': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Rafael Leão.
- 87': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
- 87': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 88': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 88': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Goal! Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 2. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
- 90'+1': Emerson Royal (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
- 90'+2': Substitution, AC Milan. Strahinja Pavlovic replaces Tammy Abraham.
- 90'+4': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan).
- 90'+4': Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze following a fast break.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 2.
Statistics
 MIL |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 43.9 | Possession | 56.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 338 | Accurate Passes | 448 |
| 398 | Passes | 504 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 14 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 10 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 17 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 75,366
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 75,366
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 13 | +11 | 29 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 13 | +18 | 28 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 13 | +17 | 28 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 13 | +17 | 28 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan  |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 22 | Emerson Royal |
| 7 | Álvaro Morata |
| 29 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 90 | Tammy Abraham |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
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