Curse

Milan capped off an ideal season in opposition to metropolis rivals Inter with their third win in 5 unbeaten conferences, sealing a spot within the Coppa Italia closing

In what had been a tightly contested first half, Luka Jovic broke the impasse and set the Rossoneri on track. The Serbian striker accomplished his brace after the break, earlier than Tijjani Reijnders added a late third to .

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 23: Luka Jovic of AC Milan celebrates scoring his staff’s second aim with teammates Youssouf Fofana, Tijjani Reijnders and Christian Pulisic through the coppa Italia Semi Closing match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)

Soccer Italia had been among the many accredited media at San Siro – listed below are the participant rankings.

Inter 0-3 Milan: Participant rankings

Inter: Martinez 5.5; Bisseck 6.5, De Vrij 5, Bastoni 6; Darmian 5 (83′ Correa), Barella 5 (53′ Frattesi 5.5), Asllani 5 (53′ Calhanoglu 5.5), Mkhitaryan 5, Dimarco 5 (53′ Zalewski 5.5); Taremi 5.5 (53′ Arnautovic 5.5), Lautaro Martinez 5.5

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Greatest Inter participant: Bisseck 6.5 –Simply 4 days after a expensive mistake that led to Inter’s defeat in opposition to Bologna, the German defender appears like a unique participant. His full focus is obvious from the beginning, profitable duel after duel in opposition to Rafael Leão. However on his personal, there’s little he can do to cease his facet from crumbling underneath Milan’s stress. Fairly actually the final man standing within the second half, the scoreline might’ve been even harsher with out his efforts.

Lowest Inter ranking: Asllani and Darmian 5 – As soon as once more, the distinction is evident when the Albania worldwide begins rather than Hakan Calhanoglu. He struggles to dictate his facet’s tempo, together with his hesitation on the ball slowing down the general play and welcoming stress from the opposition. Then again, the Italian makes only one mistake—however a expensive one—as his delay in monitoring Jovic permits Milan to take the lead with their first actual probability of the match. Past that, his restricted offensive contribution appears to carry the Nerazzurri again each time they’ve the chance to assault down that flank.

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 23: through the coppa Italia Semi Closing match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)

Inter coach: Simone Inzaghi 5 – His streak of six consecutive Derby della Madonnina wins has been swiftly erased by a five-match winless run in opposition to one of the crucial struggling Milan sides in latest reminiscence—culminating in essentially the most bitter manner attainable. Whereas the fatigue the Nerazzurri carried into the sport can partly clarify their dip in kind, their meek give up to an opponent who didn’t even look notably sharp within the first half, mixed with an absence of response, raises critical issues. With two extra competitions nonetheless in play, Inter now face a crucial stretch to keep away from ending the season with out silverware for the primary time in years.

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Milan: Maignan 6.5; Tomori 6.5, Gabbia 6.5 (59′ Thiaw 6), Pavlovic 7; Jimenez 6.5, Fofana 7, Reijnders 7 (88′ Joao Felix n/a), Theo Hernandez 6.5 (88′ Bartesaghi n/a); Pulisic 6 (78′ Loftus-Cheek 6), Jovic 7.5 (78′ Abraham 6), Leao 5.5

Greatest Milan participant: Jovic 7.5 –Hardly ever concerned in his facet’s play earlier than opening the scoring, it’s his deadly intuition that in the end tilts the steadiness in Milan’s favour. After placing the Rossoneri forward, he provides a vital second aim and grows into a real level of reference together with his link-up play—additional proof that Milan already had two dependable strikers in-house, while not having to spend large through the winter switch window.

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 23: Luka Jovic of AC Milan celebrates scoring his staff’s second aim with teammate Rafael Leao through the coppa Italia Semi Closing match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)

Lowest Milan ranking: Leao 5.5 – Extremely, even on one in every of his staff’s finest nights of the season, he nonetheless feels just like the lacking piece in an in any other case good puzzle—persistently stalling his facet’s attacking efforts down the left flank. Fortuitously for him, his teammates step up, guaranteeing his underwhelming efficiency doesn’t go away a mark. His help for Reijnders, with Inter fully outbalanced, is hardly sufficient to make up for his total show.

Milan coach: Sergio Conceiçao 7 – Amid countless hypothesis about his anticipated departure on the finish of the season, his focus stays firmly on securing one other trophy—one which might be the silver lining of what’s going to doubtless be remembered as essentially the most turbulent spell of his teaching profession for a while. Retaining the staff functioning and absolutely centered in an atmosphere as tense as Milan’s proper now’s, doubtless, a outstanding achievement.