As part of the 12th day of Serie A, AC Milan faced Inter Milan this Sunday evening for a derby at the top, with Giuseppe-Meazza in turmoil. Marcus Thuram started on the Nerazzurri side, while three Frenchmen appeared in the Milan eleven: Mike Maignan, Adrien Rabiot and Youssouf Fofana. Christopher Nkunku started the match on the bench. Despite a clear domination of possession in the first period in favor of the Chivu men, the two teams returned to the locker room with a goalless draw (0-0).
Returning from the locker room, Christian Pulisic liberated AC Milan by opening the scoring after a cross shot from Saelemaekers poorly repelled by Sommer (0-1, 54th). Mike Maignan was then heroic, making multiple saves, with a total of six saves this evening, to keep the Rossoneri in front. The Blues goalkeeper even stood out by stopping a penalty from Hakan Çalhanoğlu (74th), despite being a specialist in the exercise. Thanks to this victory, AC Milan climbs to 2nd place in the Serie A standings, behind Roma, while Inter sits in 4th place, one length behind Naples.
