At 3 a.m. Beijing time on May 11, the second semi-final of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League ushered in the Milan derby, with AC Milan hosting San Siro at Inter. In the first half, Inter's Dzeko and Mkhitaryan scored two goals in three minutes, Çalhanoğlu hit the post, and Milan's Bennaser left injured; In the second half, Tonali also hit the goal frame. In the end, Inter Milan beat AC Milan 2-0 away to take the lead in the two-legged match, with the second leg between the two sides taking place a week later.
The Milan duo have won and lost in two legged league legs this season, with Inter beating Milan in the Italian Super Cup. The two teams are not only contenders for tickets to the Champions League final, but also direct rivals for the top four in Serie A. Milanese dormitories Vchenko and Pirlo returned to the San Siro to watch, and tennis superstar Novak Djokovic also came to cheer Milan on. In this match, Milan's Leo was unable to play due to injury.
In the 8th minute, Inter's corner kick from the left went into the box and Dzeko leaned on the defending Calabria and shot into the dead corner, giving Inter a 1-0 lead over Milan.
In the 11th minute, Di Marco crossed from the left side of the pitch, Lautaro in front of the arc missed the ball, and the following Mkhitaryan received the ball into the box and pushed a right-footed shot to give Inter a 2-0 lead over Milan.
In the 16th minute, Inter crossed from the left side of the pitch, and Çalhanoğlu, who followed in the middle, fired a right-footed shot that bounced off the post. Inter organised another attack, Mkhitaryan's push from the middle of the box was blocked, and Barrera added a high shot.
In the 18th minute, Milan, who were two goals behind, suffered another blow, and Bennasser, who started the game, was injured and could not hold on and was replaced by Messias. In the 24th minute, Lautaro went straight up and Dzeko on the right side of the box fired a high shot. In the 30th minute, Messias crossed from the right side of the pitch, and Calabria, who cut into the box, fired a shot from the heel and the ball hit the side netting.
In the 31st minute, Inter threw the ball out of bounds and Lautaro received the ball and swung Tomori in the box, before falling to the ground under Kjaar's defence. The referee first awarded the penalty and showed the yellow card to Kjaar, but after watching the VAR on the sidelines, he cancelled the penalty and yellow card award.
In the 33rd minute, Di Marco pushed forward to the left side of the box and was blocked, and Lautaro at the top of the arc stopped the ball with his back and turned to hit the goal, the ball went over the crossbar. In the 44th minute, Salemarkles broke through from the left into the box and Dumfries cut the ball before he could shoot. At the end of the first half, Inter temporarily took the lead.
In the second half, Díaz fired a left-footed shot in front of the box that deflected off the upright. In the 51st minute, Tonali sent in a straight shot from the right side of the box that Messias drove into the far corner with his left foot. In the 53rd minute, Bastoni drove the ball in front of the box and sent a straight shot to Dzeko, whose push in the box was blocked by Meignan.
In the 63rd minute, substitute Origi went straight into the box on the left wing, Dias received a cross from Dias, Giroud took the ball and did it back, followed by Tonali stopped the ball and pushed with his right foot, and the ball hit the post and popped off the line.
In the 73rd minute, Lautaro sent in a wonderful pass, Damien who was inserted into the box and made a tackle and Menion saved the ball. In the 85th minute, Milan won a free-kick in front of the penalty area, and Te'o shot straight at goal, the ball went high over the crossbar.
In the end, the match was over, and AC Milan lost 0-2 at home to Inter Milan.