Inter win heated Milan derby to seal 20th Italian football league title

Inter Milan have won their 20th Serie A title after a heated 2-1 win at AC Milan gave Simone Inzaghi’s side an unassailable lead in the standings with five matches remaining in the season.

A goal from Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram in each half proved sufficient to secure Inter’s victory, with Fikayo Tomori scoring a late goal to reduce the deficit in the Milan derby on Monday. The match also witnessed three red cards in stoppage time, with Milan being reduced to nine men as tensions flared, with Theo Hernandez and Davide Calabria getting their marching orders along with Inter’s Denzel Dumfries. Inter, who have lost only once in the league this season, hold a 17-point advantage over second-placed Milan. “I told the guys, ‘We find ourselves in a situation that’s never happened before,'” Inter captain Lautaro Martinez said after the game. “We needed to take advantage of this opportunity because, look around, the entire stadium is ours now.” Not even the pouring rain could dampen the spirits of the Nerazzurri and their fans. For Inzaghi, this was the first Serie A title of his managerial career and his sixth trophy with Inter.