Inter overwhelms Milan in the derby Lautaro breaks the Rossoneri dreams

Martinez double in the first half, then Inzaghi’s team controls the game Gosens closes it in the 82nd minute, but weighs the net canceled by the Var to Bennacer in the 68th minute

Inter beat a generous but not very lucid and not even very lucky Milan in some key moments of the match by winning the final of the Italian Cup which had been missing for 11 years. Qualification deserved by the Nerazzurri who built the success with an imperious first half that especially enhanced Lautaro Martinez’s evening of grace. In fact, it took just three minutes for the Argentine striker to immediately put the game down: after a long choral action from the right wing Darmian fishes “El Toro” who in the heart of the cold area Maignan with a violent right-footed shot. The sudden advantage galvanized the Nerazzurri who insist, it took Milan twelve minutes to show up: right next to Kessie. There is more Inter in the field: in the median Barella and Brozovic rule the maneuver while Tonali and Bennacer struggle to take off.

As mentioned, Lautaro stands out among the Nerazzurri: at 21 ‘the Argentine earns a free kick from the edge that Calhanoglu wastes by shooting on the barrier. Milan, a little embarrassed, entrusted Leao with the major offensive responsibilities: on 27 ‘the Portuguese broke through on the left and committed Handanovic with an angled and poisonous left. The episode has the effect of a shock for the Rossoneri: at 30 ‘Saelemaekers (opaque until then) tries it from the outside but Handanovic is ready. These are minutes of fury for Pioli’s men: at 31 ‘Tonali beats without fail but finds his partner Giroud’s back instead of the goal. Inter in the corner comes out of the ropes: heavy yellow in the 35th minute for Hernandez for a foul on Correa launched on the counterattack. It is the foretaste of the Nerazzurri’s doubling: in the very best moment of Milan (Perisic saves on the line on a bullying foray by Hernandez) in the 41st minute the indisposed Lautaro collects a through ball from Correa and punishes the bad defensive positioning Tomori by beating Maignan in desperate exit with a plush touch. Milan back to the wall tries to shake up: at the beginning of the second half, Pioli inserts Diaz and Messias, excluding the confusing Tonali and the intangible Saelemaekers. Diaz suffered protagonist in the 50th minute forces Skriniar to be booked for a foul. AC Milan forced to unbalance leaves space for Inter: in the 52nd minute Maignan defuses a right-footed shot from the usual Lautaro. The score of the match is now clear: Rossoneri attack (Diaz the most lively) and Inter who are entrenched and try to ease the pressure. Milan needs an episode to rekindle hope: Bennacer finds him in the 68th minute overcoming Handanovic with a left footed shot but the referee Mariani (recalled by the Var) cancels the goal due to an alleged active offside by Kalulu.

The match, thanks to a whirlwind of substitutions (Inzaghi changes even 4 players in a matter of minutes), becomes fragmented and Milan (in which Giroud’s indispensable offensive weight is missing) seems to gradually lose confidence and drive. So in the 82nd minute the definitive shot by Gosens who hits the center of a cross from the back of the excellent Brozovic from two steps is not surprising. Game over: Inter is waiting for the winner of the match between Juve and Fiorentina. –