On February 5, one of the matches of the 21st round of the Italian Football Championship took place. Met "Inter" (Milan) and "Milan" (Italy).
Italian Championship, 21st round
"Inter" (Milan) — "Milan" (Italy) — 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: Lautaro Martinez (34)
Warnings: Pierre Kalulu (32), Matteo Gabbia (49), Leao (62), Mkhitaryan (67), Acerbi (68), Giroud (84), Rebic (88)
There was an action-packed match at the stadium this afternoon as Inter picked up a hard-fought 1-0 win over Milan. Despite a number of chances in the first half, both sides failed to open the scoring and Inter had to wait until the 34th minute mark before they could take the lead. After a great move by Lautaro Martinez without the ball, the striker managed to get the ball past Gianluigi Donnarumma. The situation began to heat up after the restart in the second half, when Milan began to seek an equalizer. As a result, P. Kalulu received the first yellow card of the game in the 32nd minute. His teammate M. Gabbia was also cautioned in the 49th minute for a foul. Meanwhile, at Inter, F. Acerbi and Kh. Mkhitaryan received warnings at the 67th and 68th minutes, respectively, as the referee had to remain alert. The beleaguered Milan were forced to make a number of substitutions and ended up making 3 substitutions in the 55th minute. This included replacing J. Messias and R. Leao with D. Origi and A. Salemakers respectively, and then shortly thereafter replacing M. Gabbia with M. Thiau. Inter also decided to make two substitutions of their own in the 71st minute. This included replacing F. Dimarco with R. Gosens and H. Mkhitaryan with M. Brozovic, and then shortly thereafter replacing E. Dzeko with R. Lukaku. The game ended before the referee could blow his whistle that Inter had taken all 3 points for their 1-0 win. Milan received another yellow card as O. Giroud was booked for a foul on the 84th minute. This was soon followed by a substitution by Inter when H. Calhanoglu replaced R. Gagliardini in the 89th minute, and then another move with a change of side when N. Barella was replaced by C. Aslani shortly before normal time.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Sampdoria - Inter, Milan - Torino.