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At 1:00 a.m. Beijing time on February 6, a focus battle in the 24th round of Serie A was contested, inter milan against AC Milan. Inter Milan's first 22 league games have won 16, drawn 5 and lost 1 loss, ranking first in the table and being the biggest favourite to win the title. Under the tutelage of Inzaghi Jr., Inter Milan's attack is very sharp, the defense is also very good, and they play a very ornamental football. This time in the Milan derby, Inter Milan once again faced off against title rivals AC Milan. The two sides met in the 12th round, when the game was a 1-1 draw. In this re-encounter, although Inter Milan scored the first goal, it was eventually reversed and lost the game.
Inter Milan lined up in a 352 formation for the match. Handanovic served as the starting goalkeeper. Shkrinjaer, DeFrey and Bastoni paired up at 3 defenders. Dumfries, Barrera, Brozovic, Chalkhanoglu and Perisic make up the 5 midfielders. Lautaro Martinez and Dzeko joined forces. Sanchez, Vidal, Gagliardini and Damian sat on the bench. AC Milan is in a 4231 formation, with the attacking combination of Giroud, Rafael Leo, Casey and Salmales starting out.
Both sides played cautiously after the game began, with Dumfries scoring early but being blown off for offside and Brozovic's long-range shot magically deflected by Menion. After 20 minutes of playing, Inter became sharper and sharper, and shooting opportunities kept coming up, and Barrera, Lautaro and Dumfries did not score on goal. Although Milan did not have many chances, Tonali's long-range shot was extremely threatening, and fortunately Handanovic defused the situation. Perisic seized the opportunity to score in the 37th minute to give Inter the lead. At the end of the half, Inter Milan led by one goal. Inter had only 42 per cent of the ball in the first half, but had nine shots on goal, five on target and one goal. AC Milan had only a pitiful 3 shots on goal in the first half, 1 shot on target, and failed to score.
In the second half, the easy side fought again, and the trailing AC Milan had to fight back and play more boldly and aggressively. In order to maintain his advantage, Inzaghi Jr. made successive substitutions, replacing Sanchez and Di Marco, replacing Lautaro and Perisic. Chalkhanoglu was then replaced. As a result, such substitutions did not bring good results, but caused an imbalance between attack and defense. Olivier Giroud scored two goals in the 75th and 78th minutes, and Inter instantly went from leading to trailing. With little time left, Inter failed to equalise. Although Special Olympics was sent off with a red card for a foul in the last minute, it did not change the final result. The final score was set at 1-2 and Inter was reversed.
It was ac Milan's first comeback victory in the derby since 2004, with Inzaghi Jr. setting an embarrassing record of 18 years. Obviously, in this game, Inzaghi Jr.'s impromptu substitution adjustment in the second half was a failure. Inter's loss left the title scramble and Milan moved up to 2nd. Inter Milan still occupy the top of the table, but currently only one point ahead of AC Milan, which makes Inter Milan's top position precarious. The championship race has become more white-hot.