In Italia Serie A, all eyes were focused on the match between AC Milan and Inter Milan late on Sunday night.Champions Milan came into the match with one game in hand, though one point behind leaders Juventus who was tied with Cagliari in an earlier clash.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic led the Milan front-line as usual with Inter featuring veteran Diego Milito who was struggling most of the season.
It would be Inter striking first 4 minutes into competition. Thiago Motta headed in Maicon's free kick. But the goal was ruled out with the Brazilian getting stuck in the offside trap.
The hosts would have the answer 6 minutes later. Alexandre Pato found space in the area, but the young striker blooned the ball onto the stand.
Around the half-hour mark, Ibrahimovic would threaten, but his trademark back-heel flick turned out wide.
Milan would come closest to scoring just before the break. Mark Van Bommel launched a thunderbolt which bounced back after hitting the crossbar. The two sides remained scoreless in the first half.
However Javier Zanetti led the visitors to rally back 8 minutes after the break. The Inter captain broke clear of the defence to place a long pass right into Diego Milito. The Argentine striker cut into the box, shooting inside the far post. Inter would enjoy a 1-0 lead at San Siro.
Milan would strive for an equalizer the rest of the way. But Inter held on the 1-goal lead to end Milan's unbeaten 12-match league run.
在意大利甲级联赛,所有的目光都集中在周日晚些时候的米兰德比上。国际米兰凭借米利托下半时的进球,在米兰德比中以1:0战胜AC米兰,取得意甲六连胜,同时遏止对手连续12场比赛不败的势头。下半时开战9分钟,国米队长扎内蒂边路横传门前,AC米兰后卫阿巴特阻截失误，皮球落到米利托脚下。他顺势冲到门前,冷静推射打进比赛唯一进球。