The derby della Madonnina between Inter and Milan is closer to happening in the Champions League semifinals, after the Rossoneri beat Napoli at the San Siro (1-0) in the first leg of the quarterfinals. Milan returned to this round eleven years later, winner of seven Champions Leagues, who managed to impose their greatest force against Spalletti’s team, the most dominant in the match. The Serie A leader missed Victor Osimhen, his star striker, excessively and did not have the desired efficiency. Check the results of the Champions League.
Spalletti’s Napoli is the fashionable team in Italy. With the Scudetto practically under his arm, at the San Siro he gave free rein to that offensive football that is not discussed. Already in the first minute the brilliant Kvarathskelia failed without a goalkeeper under the sticks. Between Calabria and Kjaer they avoided the goal. Maignan, the Milan goalkeeper, also became the protagonist with two important hands in those first minutes.
Milan, more upright, dedicated himself to protecting himself while waiting for his rival to slip up. Leão tried it in a personal move but his shot went across. And the next Bennacer did not forgive with a violent shot from inside the area after a long drive by Brahim. Before the break, Kjaer hit the post with a header.
At the restart, Maignan again prevented the goal, in this case after a shot by Irving Lozano. However, Spalletti’s men lacked lucidity to find an equalizer and, after Anguissa was sent off in the final stretch, they had to suffer to hold on to the result against a thrown Milan.
The Diego Armando Maradona stadium, where Milan won 0-4 a fortnight ago, will decide a tie that is still very open after what was seen at San Siro.
