AC Milan beat Inter 3-1 in the Milan derby at San Siro on 31 October. Christian Pulisic and Adrien Rabiot scored inside the first 10 minutes, Alessandro Bastoni pulled one back, and Diego Moreira restored the two-goal lead with a free-kick on 43 minutes. According to SGGP, the result ended Inter's 9-game unbeaten run in Serie A this season and passed top spot to Lazio.
How the goals came
Compiled by KBVN+ from Bongdaplus and SGGP:
| Minute | Goal | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pulisic header from Moreira's cross | 1-0 |
| 10 | Rabiot left-footed finish from Moreira's corner | 2-0 |
| 22 | Bastoni header from Manuel Akanji's knock-down | 2-1 |
| 43 | Moreira direct free-kick | 3-1 |
Bongdaplus reports that Inter took control after their goal, forcing Mike Maignan into a save from Spence. Milan sat deeper after the break. On 74 minutes referee Guida gave Inter a penalty when Henrikh Mkhitaryan's cross struck Gila, but reversed the decision after a VAR review because the ball had hit the Spanish defender's upper body.
Moreira's big night
The 22-year-old Belgian winger was playing his first derby and had been a doubt with a muscle problem after missing the games against Udinese and Bologna, according to Bongdaplus. Ruben Amorim still started him on the right. Signed from Strasbourg for about 51 million euros, Moreira now has 4 goals and 3 assists in 8 appearances. He told Sky Sport it was his best night since arriving at the club.
Luka Modric called it perhaps Milan's best performance of the season, telling CBS Sports Golazo, as reported by SGGP, that the team deserved the win and were delighted after a disappointing result against Bologna in midweek.
What comes next
The win eases the pressure on Milan after that Bologna defeat, though Modric warned that such slip-ups must be avoided if the club is to win trophies. For Chivu's Inter, losing first place to Lazio makes the Serie A title race more open in the rounds ahead.