Inter Milan vs Milan 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Sep 16, 2023, 4:00 PMInter crush Milan, Pulisic 5-1 in derby to stay perfect
Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored twice to help Inter Milan crush neighbours AC Milan 5-1 in Serie A on Saturday and continue their perfect start to the season.
Match Commentary
- 5': Goal! Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 0. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
- 24': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Goal! Inter Milan 2, AC Milan 0. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 2, AC Milan 0.
- 56': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 57': Goal! Inter Milan 2, AC Milan 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a through ball.
- 61': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 64': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco because of an injury.
- 64': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic replaces Marcus Thuram.
- 69': Goal! Inter Milan 3, AC Milan 1. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 72': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefan de Vrij replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 77': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 77': Substitution, AC Milan. Luka Jovic replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
- 77': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Davide Calabria.
- 79': Goal! Inter Milan 4, AC Milan 1. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 81': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 86': Substitution, AC Milan. Yunus Musah replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 90'+3': Goal! Inter Milan 5, AC Milan 1. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a through ball following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Game Information
4:00 PM, Sat, Sep 16, 2023
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 75,571
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Napoli | 37 | 79 | 4 |
| +42 | Internazionale | 37 | 78 | 5 |
| +42 | Atalanta | 37 | 74 | 7 |
| +22 | Juventus | 37 | 67 | 4 |
Statistics
| MIL | INT | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 59.9 | Possession | 40.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 475 | Accurate Passes | 282 |
| 526 | Passes | 340 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 8 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 26 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 8 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 18 | Clearances | 9 |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu  |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
AC Milan (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 8 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
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