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Inter Milan champions in Italy for the 20th time
In the Milan city derby, of all places, Inter secured the championship in Italy for the 20th time. Now there is an award with symbolic power.
“We would love to win the Scudetto in the derby,” Inter coach Inzaghi said before kick-off. The 2023 Champions League finalist had no problems winning the championship for a long time. 36-year-old Francesco Acerbi paved the way for Inter with his opening goal in the 18th minute. Former Gladbach player Marcus Thuram (49th) took what was actually a reassuring lead with his twelfth Serie A goal of the season – until Fikayo Tomori (80th) scored the next goal for the home team.
In the hectic final phase with a total of three red cards, the guests extended their lead over time. Inter have now won the second star on their jersey – in Italy there is one star for every ten championships.
The new champions’ starting line-up included two former Bayern professionals: Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer and Frenchman Benjamin Pavard. The head of the team is the former Leverkusen player Hakan Calhanoglu – the 30-year-old Turkish international shone as a game designer. Thuram and former Dortmund player Henrich Mchitarjan also played well. The former captain of the German U21 national team Yann Aurel Bisseck was on the bench in the Derby della Madonnina.