AC Milan surprised metropolis rivals Inter to win the Derby della Madonnina with a Christian Pulisic counter-attack and Mike Maignan’s penalty save on Hakan Calhanoglu, going joint second.
This was a head-to-head for the highest spots in addition to a bitter native rivalry. Denzel Dumfries and Henrikh Mkhitaryan missed out, however Marcus Thuram since September 30 and Carlos Augusto was shuffled over to the proper flank. Max Allegri’s final Derby della Madonnina was in 2013, however he needed to do with out Santiago Gimenez and Zachary Athekame, welcoming again Christian Pulisic, Adrien Rabiot and Fikayo Tomori to the beginning XI after accidents.
MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 23: Rafael Leao of AC Milan competes for the ball with Francesco Acerbi of FC Internazionale through the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on November 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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This was no abnormal derby, because it was additionally the , which means they owned the stadium and will start constructing the brand new enviornment.
MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 23: A normal view of the stadium forward of the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on November 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Inter had an enormous probability within the fourth minute with Thuram’s diving header on a Federico Dimarco cross, palmed away with one glove by Mike Maignan on the close to backside nook.
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They got here even nearer on 27 minutes, as Francesco Acerbi nodded a Hakan Calhanoglu nook onto the body of the objective with Maignan overwhelmed.
MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 23: Luka Modric of AC Milan competes for the ball with Nicolo’ Barella of FC Internazionale through the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on November 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
The Nerazzurri continued to have the perfect scoring alternatives, as Thuram knocked down a cross for the Lautaro Martinez volley from 13 yards, which Maignan pushed onto the upright with one sturdy glove.
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Alexis Saelemaekers fired over from the sting of the realm, whereas Pulisic surged ahead to bend his end inches large of the far submit.
MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 23: Christian Pulisic of AC Milan celebrates after scoring their workforce’s first goalduring the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on November 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Simply as Inter had been pouring ahead, Milan struck on the counter-attack to take the lead. Youssouf Fofana robbed Calhanoglu in midfield to spark the transfer, Saelemaekers slipped when taking the shot, so Yann Sommer at full stretch solely palmed it into the trail of Pulisic to show within the rebound from shut vary.
Alessandro Bastoni fired over underneath strain from Luka Modric, however Strahinja Pavlovic caught Thuram’s foot after he had crossed the ball. A penalty was awarded following the VAR On-Area Evaluate, so Calhanoglu stepped up and noticed his spot-kick saved by Maignan with one hand.
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A Nicolò Barella nook was flicked on to the again submit, the place Manuel Akanji couldn’t bundle it in, whereas Andy Diouf’s strike from distance was straight at Maignan and Ange-Yoan Bonny ballooned over from the sting of the field.
Inter 0-1 Milan
Pulisic 54 (M)
Saved penalty: Calhanoglu 74 (I)