Inter Milan took a big step towards reaching the Champions League final as they beat their city rivals in a thrilling Milan derby at San Siro.
In a game that had been anticipated for weeks in Italy and was witnessed at the ground by a vocal and passionate 80,000-strong crowd, Inter made the perfect start when Edin Dzeko volleyed home in the eighth minute.
The goal silenced the Milan fans – the designated home side for this tie in the stadium the two sides share – as they significantly outnumbered the Inter supporters.
And the hosts were stunned further three minutes later when Henrikh Mkhitaryan swept a shot beyond Mike Maignan after being set up by Federico Dimarco.
Hakan Calhanoglu hit the woodwork as Inter threatened to get a third, but there was hope for AC Milan when referee Jesus Gil Manzano reversed a decision to award the visitors a penalty, deeming Lautaro Martinez to have dived after consulting the pitchside monitor.
Inter dropped their tempo in the second half as they looked to protect their two-goal advantage and it almost presented AC Milan with a lifeline as Sandro Tonali struck the post with a shot from the edge of the box.
But Inter held firm and are in a strong position to reach the final – where they will face either Manchester City or Real Madrid – when the two sides meet again at San Siro for the second leg on Tuesday, 16 May (20:00 BST).
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AC Milan
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Squad number16Player nameMaignan
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Squad number2Player nameCalabria
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Squad number24Player nameKjaer
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Squad number23Player nameTomori
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Squad number19Player nameHernández
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Squad number33Player nameKrunic
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Squad number8Player nameTonali
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Squad number10Player nameDÃaz
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Squad number4Player nameBennacer
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Squad number56Player nameSaelemaekers
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Squad number9Player nameGiroud
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Squad number20Player nameKalulu
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Squad number27Player nameOrigi
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Squad number28Player nameThiaw
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Squad number30Player nameJunior Messias
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Squad number32Player namePobega
Inter Milan
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Squad number24Player nameOnana
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Squad number36Player nameDarmian
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Squad number15Player nameAcerbi
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Squad number95Player nameBastoni
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Squad number2Player nameDumfries
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Squad number23Player nameBarella
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Squad number20Player nameÇalhanoglu
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Squad number22Player nameMkhitaryan
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Squad number32Player nameDimarco
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Squad number10Player nameLa MartÃnez
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Squad number9Player nameDzeko
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Squad number5Player nameGagliardini
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Squad number6Player namede Vrij
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Squad number11Player nameCorrea
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Squad number77Player nameBrozovic
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Squad number90Player nameLukaku
Line-ups
AC Milan
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 16Maignan
- 2CalabriaSubstituted forKaluluat 82′minutes
- 24KjaerSubstituted forThiawat 59′minutes
- 23TomoriBooked at 64mins
- 19Hernández
- 33KrunicBooked at 45mins
- 8Tonali
- 10DÃazSubstituted forPobegaat 82′minutes
- 4BennacerSubstituted forMessiasat 18′minutes
- 56SaelemaekersSubstituted forOrigiat 60′minutes
- 9Giroud
Substitutes
- 5Ballo-Touré
- 12Rebic
- 20Kalulu
- 27Origi
- 28Thiaw
- 30Messias
- 32Pobega
- 46Gabbia
- 83Mirante
- 90De Ketelaere
- 92Nava
Inter Milan
Formation 3-5-2
- 24Onana
- 36Darmian
- 15Acerbi
- 95Bastoni
- 2Dumfries
- 23Barella
- 20ÇalhanogluSubstituted forGagliardiniat 78′minutes
- 22MkhitaryanBooked at 45minsSubstituted forBrozovicat 63′minutes
- 32DimarcoSubstituted forde Vrijat 71′minutes
- 10La MartÃnezSubstituted forCorreaat 78′minutes
- 9DzekoSubstituted forLukakuat 70′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Handanovic
- 5Gagliardini
- 6de Vrij
- 8Gosens
- 11Correa
- 12Bellanova
- 14Asllani
- 21Cordaz
- 33D’Ambrosio
- 46Zanotti
- 77Brozovic
- 90Lukaku
- Referee:
- Jesús Gil Manzano
Live Text
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Match ends, AC Milan 0, Inter Milan 2.
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Second Half ends, AC Milan 0, Inter Milan 2.
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Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
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JoaquÃn Correa (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
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Attempt saved. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
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Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
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Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
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Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Divock Origi (AC Milan).
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Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
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Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
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Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
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Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Brahim DÃaz.
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Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Davide Calabria.
