Milan v Internazionale Live Commentary & Result, 2021/02/21, Serie A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	INT Internazionale	31	23	6	2	70	28	+42	75	D W W W W
2	MIL Milan	31	20	6	5	59	36	+23	66	W W D W L
3	ATA Atalanta	31	19	7	5	72	38	+34	64	W W W W W
4	JUV Juventus	31	18	8	5	61	28	+33	62	L W D L W
5	NAP Napoli	31	19	3	9	66	35	+31	60	D W W W W
6	LAZ Lazio	30	18	4	8	51	41	+10	58	W W W W W
7	ROM Roma	31	16	6	9	55	47	+8	54	L W D L L
8	SAS Sassuolo	31	12	10	9	52	49	+3	46	W W L D L
9	VER Hellas Verona	31	11	8	12	39	38	+1	41	L L W L L
10	SAM Sampdoria	31	11	6	14	42	46	-4	39	W L D W L
11	BOL Bologna	31	10	7	14	43	47	-4	37	W L L W W
12	UDI Udinese	31	9	9	13	34	41	-7	36	W L L L D
13	GEN Genoa	31	7	11	13	33	46	-13	32	L L D W D
14	SPE Spezia	31	8	8	15	41	59	-18	32	L W L W L
15	TOR Torino	30	6	12	12	45	53	-8	30	W W D L W
16	FIO Fiorentina	31	7	9	15	39	52	-13	30	L L D L W
17	BEN Benevento	31	7	9	15	33	60	-27	30	L L D W L
18	CAG Cagliari	31	6	7	18	35	54	-19	25	W L L L L
19	PAR Parma	31	3	11	17	32	63	-31	20	L L D L W
20	CRO Crotone	31	4	3	24	38	79	-41	15	L L L L L

That's all for today, goodbye!

That win takes Inter four points clear at the top of the table and they're now unbeaten in their last six matches in Serie A. Next up for them is Genoa. As for Milan, they stay second after suffering back-to-back defeats in the league. They'll be hoping to bounce back in midweek when they face Red Star Belgrade in the second leg of their Europa League tie.

Inter cruise to a 3-0 derby win over Milan. Martinez opened the scoring just five minutes in when he nodded in Lukaku's cross. Milan started the second half brightly and Handanovic made three brilliant saves to deny Ibrahimovic twice and Tonali to keep it at 1-0. Martinez then doubled the lead with a tap-in before a quick break saw Lukaku curl an effort around Donnarumma at the near post after a great run to round it off.

90' + 3' FULL-TIME: MILAN 0-3 INTER.

90' + 1' Inter just can't clear their lines as Rebic comes across to nick it off Darmian and he loops a cross towards Castillejo at the far post. He has Bastoni tight to him though and he can't head it towards goal.

89' GOOD SAVE! Milan are still pushing for a late consolation and Rebic has a go by drilling a shot across goal from the edge of the box. It's heading into the far bottom corner, but Handanovic gets down to push it away.

88' Prior to Lukaku, the last Inter player to score in four consecutive Milan derbies in Serie A was Benito Lorenzi in 1950.

A. Vidal

N. Barella

86' Barella pulled up holding his hamstring after stretching to keep the ball in play and he's taken straight off with Vidal on for him.

85' Milan win a free-kick on the right and Calhanoglu floats a great cross into the crowded box. None of his team-mates can get on the end of it though and Bastoni clears his lines.

A. Young

A. Hakimi

83' Another change for Inter now and it's Young that's coming on for Hakimi.

81' Inter have everyone back in their own box as they try to keep their clean sheet intact. Calabria's cross is cleared in the middle by De Vrij but only as far as Rebic and Skriniar is quickly out to him to make a block.

A. Sánchez

L. Martínez

79' And Martinez is also making way, with Sanchez on in his place.

R. Gagliardini

C. Eriksen

78' Eriksen is also being taken off, with Gagliardini replacing him.

M. Darmian

I. Perišić

78' Triple change for Inter now and Perisic is the first to come off, with Darmian on for him.

77' Another quick break for Inter sees Perisic play a great throughball into Martinez. He initially holds off Kjaer, but a heavy touch takes it away from him and he can't stop it from going out for a goal-kick.

Samu Castillejo

Z. Ibrahimović

75' Another change for Milan now and Ibrahimovic is coming off, with Castillejo on in his place.

73' Lukaku does really well to hold up the ball as he waits for support to join him, but his team-mates are slow to get out of their own half. He tries to switch play out to Hakimi on the right, but it's cut out by Kessie.

71' Meite whips a great cross into the far post from the right and Ibrahimovic nods it down towards Leao on the edge of the box. He can't control it, but it doesn't matter as the offside flag has gone up anyway.

69' None of the Milan defenders come out to close down Eriksen as he moves towards the penalty area, so he decides to have a go from range. His curling effort doesn't have enough dip on it though and it sails over the bar.

S. Meïté

S. Tonali

67' There's a double change for Milan following that goal and Tonali is being taken off for Meite.

Rafael Leão

A. Saelemaekers

66' Saelemaekers is also taken off, with Leao on to replace him.

I. Perišić

Assist

66' It's Perisic that set up the goal again, this time touching it into Lukaku to set him on his run.

R. Lukaku

Goal

66' LUKAKU SCORES! It's another quick break by Inter that causes Milan problems and Lukaku finds the back of the net. He carries it a long way without being closed down by Romagnoli and he hits his shot from the edge of the box, curling it around Donnarumma and into the bottom corner. 3-0 Inter!

65' Rebic pulls away from Hakimi to curl a cross into the far post and Ibrahimovic manages to help flick it on from the middle of the box. There's no power on it though and it's a comfortable save for Handanovic.

63' GOOD SAVE! It's a good throughball from Barella to pick out Lukaku, who times his run perfectly. He takes it around Kjaer, who slid in, before drilling a shot towards the near post, but Donnarumma is well placed to kick it away.

61' The hosts are keeping the pressure on Inter here and Calabria pushes forward down the right again to float a cross into the middle. Nobody has made a run to the far post though and Handanovic comes off his line to collect it.

59' Milan are on the attack again and Hernandez squares it to Tonali. He gets the ball caught under his feet and he can't get it out quick enough before he's crowded off it by Inter.

I. Perišić

Assist

57' Perisic made a driving run into the box down the left and Eriksen threaded a good pass through for him to run onto so he could pick out Martinez.

L. Martínez

Goal

57' MARTINEZ SCORES! It's a great break by Inter and the Milan defenders just can't sort themselves out quick enough. Perisic pulls it back for Martinez in the middle and he fires it past Donnarumma for his second. 2-0 Inter!

A. Saelemaekers

Yellow Card

55' The referee played an advantage when Saelemaekers was caught by Bastoni and the midfielder wasn't happy that he didn't get a free-kick so he's booked for dissent.

54' Perisic holds off Calabria as he drives forward down the left, but he's quickly closed down by three Milan defenders when he cuts inside. He just can't find a way through them and Milan win it back.

52' Inter are still keeping possession well, but it's all in front of Milan. The hosts are keeping their shape well and not allowing Inter any space in behind them to get into the final third.

50' Inter just can't get out of their own half at the moment as Milan continue to close them down high up the field. They're trying to push forward down the right, but Hakimi can't reach the ball before Hernandez.

48' ANOTHER GOOD SAVE! Milan have started brightly and Calhanoglu has a shot blocked on the edge of the box. The loose ball rolls into Tonali's path though and he drills a shot down the middle and Handanovic jumps to push it over the bar.

47' DOUBLE SAVE! The corner is swung in for Milan and Ibrahimovic flicks it on at the near post and Handanovic gets down to punch it away. Inter can't clear their lines though and it's swung into the forward again. He heads another effort in but Handanovic spreads himself at the near post to deny him again.

46' Milan get us back underway for the second half!

Milan grew into the game as the half went on, but Pioli will want a much quicker start from his side as they look to get back into the match, as well as a bigger attacking threat. As for Inter, they looked dangerous each time they broke forward and Conte will want more of the same after the break.

Martinez's early goal gives Inter a 1-0 lead at half-time. The visitors started the game quickly and just five minutes in Martinez got between Milan's defenders to head Lukaku's cross past the keeper. Ibrahimovic has had two efforts saved by Handanovic at the other end, while Perisic forced a good stop out of Donnarumma at the other end and Skriniar headed over just before half-time.

45' + 2' HALF-TIME: MILAN 0-1 INTER.

45' + 2' GOOD CHANCE! Eriksen whips in the free-kick from the right and he picks out Skriniar in the middle. He heads his effort back across goal, and Donnarumma is beaten, but it lands on the roof of the net.

45' + 1' Inter break quickly on the counter, with Barella doing well to ride a challenge from Hernandez. He touches it out to Hakimi on the right and he's brought down by Rebic as he goes to put in a cross.

44' Ibrahimovic pulls the ball back from the byline to Calhanoglu. He's closed down by Skiriniar so he tries to chip it over the defender to Rebic, but there's too much on it and it bounces out of play.

42' Martinez and Lukaku have now combined for six goals in Serie A this season, at least two more than any other duo.

40' De Vrij's clearance is played straight to Rebic and he drifts out to the left to get space for a cross. He floats it to the far post, but there's nothing Ibrahimovic can do to keep it in play at the byline.

38' Ibrahimovic nods it to Rebic before pulling away to the edge of the box so he can get the return pass. He hits the shot on the volley, keeping it low towards the bottom corner, but Handanovic gets down to hold onto it.

37' GOOD SAVE! Perisic drills a low shot to the near bottom corner from the edge of the box and Donnarumma gets down and pushes it away with a strong hand. Martinez follows it in, but he can't direct his effort on target.

36' Eriksen cuts inside from the left before laying the ball off to Martinez. He does well to hold onto it on the edge of the box under challenges from Calabria and Romagnoli, but eventually overruns it and loses out to Hernandez.

34' Milan are keeping the pressure on Inter here and Calabria's cross is cleared by De Vrij in the middle. It falls to Kessie again, but there's too much on his throughball, which is over Ibrahimovic's head and into Handanovic's gloves.

32' CLOSE! Kessie's chip into the box is headed away by Bastoni and it falls nicely for Hernandez in the middle. He takes it around De Vrij before drilling his shot across goal and it's just wide of the far post.

30' Milan are keeping the ball better now, but all of their possession is in front of Inter. Romagnoli tries to get them forward quicker by lifting a pass over the top, but Hernandez set off early and the offside flag goes up.

28' Once again, Perisic gets away from Calabria on the left and whips another good cross into the six-yard box. Lukaku is waiting for it in the middle, but Kjaer steps ahead of him to put it out for a corner.

26' CHANCE! It's a dangerous cross into the six-yard box from Perisic on the left and Lukaku is running onto it at the near post. He can't make contact with it though and Martinez didn't gamble on it at the back.

24' Calabria just steps away from Perisic on the left and he curls a great cross towards Calhaboglu at the far post. He's unmarked after pulling away from Skriniar, but Handanovic comes off his line to collect it.

A. Hakimi

Yellow Card

22' Hakimi crashed into Hernandez after he got rid of the ball and is booked for the challenge.

21' Eriksen's free-kick is cleared by Tonali, but Brozovic hooks it back into the middle for Lukaku. He brings it down before squaring it to Martinez, but the ball hits his standing leg and he can't get a shot away.

19' Milan are patiently pushing forward and having a bit more luck getting in behind Inter now. Romagnoli plays in Hernandez and he cuts inside from the left, but it's a good tackle from Hakimi to dispossess him.

17' Donnarumma has become the youngest player to reach 200 Serie A appearances in the era of three points for a win at 21 years and 361 days. He beats the previous record set by Gianluigi Buffon (24 years, 83 days).

15' Milan swing cross after cross into Inter's box and the visitors just can't clear their lines. Hernandez picks out Ibrahimovic in the middle and he backheels it into the ground, but the bounce doesn't catch out Handanovic at his near post.

14' Martinez plays a one-two with Eriksen to open up some space down the right before curling a great cross towards Perisic at the far post. Kjaer is covering though and he hooks it out for a corner.

S. Kjær

Yellow Card

12' Kjaer picks up the first yellow card of the game after he clips the back of Martinez's heels to stop the counter.

11' Inter are making life difficult for Milan here as they're closing the hosts down high upfield and giving them no time on the ball. Kjaer's forced to clear his lines quickly, but it floats harmlessly back to De Vrij.

9' The corner is swung into the box for Inter and Donnarumma is quick off his line to punch it away. He gets it as far as Martinez, who loops the ball back into the middle, but the keeper is first to it again.

7' Milan are struggling to get out of their own half at the moment as Inter continue to push forward. Calabria nicks it off Martinez and tries to set Saelemaekers off down the right, but overhits his pass straight out of play.

R. Lukaku

Assist

5' Lukaku's first cross is blocked by Hernandez, but he reacts quickest to get on the loose ball and keep it alive before swinging it into the middle for Martinez.

L. Martínez

Goal

5' INTER LEAD! Martinez gets in between the two central defenders in the middle of the box and waits for Lukaku to swing the cross in. He rises highest and sends his header back across goal to put his side ahead. 1-0 Inter!

4' Milan are steadily playing out from the back and Kessie plays a good throughball forward for Ibrahimovic. His first touch lets him down though and Inter break on the counter-attack.

2' Lukaku does well to hold off Hernandez as he waits for Barella to join him on the right. He whips a first-time cross into the box when it's laid off to him, but Perisic flicks his header wide of the far post.

1' Lukaku gets the game underway for Inter!

The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.

Milan are looking to do the double over Inter for only the second time in the previous 15 years, last doing so in 2010-11, when they won 1-0 in the first game and 3-0 in the second.

Antonio Conte was clearly impressed with his team's performance against Lazio last weekend as he sticks with the same starting line-up today.

Stefano Pioli makes three changes to the side that lost to Spezia last time out in the league, bringing in Calabria, Tonali and Rebic. Dalot and Leao drop to the bench, while Ismael Bennacer misses out with a thigh injury he picked up in the Europa League on Thursday.

INTER SUBS: Arturo Vidal, Andrea Ranocchia, Roberto Gagliardini, Ashley Young, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Alexis Sanchez, Aleksandar Kolarov, Andrea Pinamotni, Matteo Darmian, Matias Vecino, Ionut Radu, Daniele Padelli.

INTER STARTING XI (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Alessandro Bastoni, Milan Skriniar, Stefan de Vrij; Achraf Hakimi, Nicolo Barella, Marcelo Brozovic, Christian Eriksen, Ivan Perisic; Romelu Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez.

MILAN SUBS: Samu Castillejo, Soualiho Meite, Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa, Diogo Dalot, Antonio Donnarumma, Jens Hauge, Brahim Diaz, Rafael Leao, Fikayo Tomori, Rade Krunic, Matteo Gabbia, Ciprian Tatarusanu.

MILAN STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Davide Calabria, Simon Kjaer, Alessio Romagnoli, Theo Hernandez; Sandro Tonali, Franck Kessie; Alexis Saelemaekers, Hakan Calhanoglu, Ante Rebic; Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Less than a month after their previous meeting in the Coppa Italia quarter-final, which ended in a 2-1 win for Inter, the Milan teams meet for their third derby of the season. Inter have lost just one of their last 10 in all competitions (W6 D3), and are unbeaten in their last five Serie A matches, which has seen them move to the top of the table. Milan sit just one point behind them but have lost three of their last nine in all competitions (W4 D2), including a defeat last time out in the league to Spezia.

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