Original title: The most crucial "Milan Derby" of the season, the winner is the "Blue and Black Army".
Beijing time on the night of February 21, the 23rd round of this season's Serie A league staged a focus of the duel, the top of the table International Milan team in the home 3-0 victory over the second-ranked AC Milan team, won the "Derby" at the same time, but also to expand the lead to 4 points, the situation of the championship is very good.
Lautaro opened the scoring.
In the first half of the season, AC Milan was definitely the best team, but recently, the "Red and Black Army" has been in a state of ups and downs, and in the last round of the league, they were defeated by the "promoted" Spezia team, giving up the top of the table, which they had been sitting on for more than half a season. On the contrary, Inter's recent form is not bad, keeping undefeated for 7 rounds in the league. In this game, Inter made a fantastic start, in the 5th minute, Lukaku passed from the right road, unguarded Lautaro header from close range to break the goal, "blue and black army" 1-0 lead.
Lautaro "scored twice".
In the second half, Inter took advantage of Milan's all-out pressure and repeatedly used counterattacks to look for opportunities. In the 57th minute, Perisic left ground ball pass, Lautaro followed up and pushed the goal, extending the score to 2-0. 10 minutes later, Lukaku counterattack with the ball long drive, in front of the penalty area, suddenly left-footed shot, the ball as a cannonball drilled into the lower right corner of the goal, the Inter locked the score to 3-0, soundly won the "derby". Inter won the "Derby" soundly.
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Lukaku scored a wonderful goal to make it 3-0.
"We were well prepared for the game, and the players deserve any praise!" Inter boss Conte was very excited after the game, he said his players overcame the double pressure of the "derby" and the "key battle for the title", "beating our direct rivals for the title will give us confidence for the rest of the season, and this kind of victory proves that we are constantly improving. This kind of victory also proves that we are constantly improving." With 15 rounds of Serie A left in the season, Inter are four points ahead of Milan in the table. Conte kept a low profile on the title race, saying: "Are we the favorites? I'm still worried about the next two league games, that will test whether we can go further and stay at the top of the table."
Serie A's official website for the match.
Inter won the crucial game, while Milan lost probably the most undeserved loss of the whole season. Manager Pioli took it upon himself to take the blame after the game, "The players did their best and I apologize for the 'Derby' loss." The coach, who has led Milan to outstanding results over the past year, admitted that the team's performance in the recent past has been sluggish, mainly due to fatigue, "Our players have played too many matches, which is normal."
According to this season's Serie A schedule, Inter will next host Genoa on the evening of February 28, Beijing time, while Milan will challenge Roma on the road in the early hours of March 1, Beijing time.
Source: Beijing News Sports Reporter: Zhao Xiaosong
Editor: Zhang Yuan (EN003)
