Milan derby back to its best

Both AC Milan and Inter are battling for the top of Serie A this season, and earlier in the day, Sunday, Napoli had, for a rare occasion, thrown points against Verona, which meant Milan could take over first place with a win and arch-rivals.

The first half was three quarters of an hour with high intensity and already after 10 minutes the referee pointed to the spot in AC Milan's field. Frank Kessie shut down his former teammate, Hakan Calhanoglu and the Turk himself will have to say goodbye to the penalty language.

Calhanoglu safely converted the penalty kick into goal and sent the blue-blacks in front while sending a small greeting to his former fans booed by the Turk.

Just five minutes later, however, the ball was in Inter's net after Stefan de Vrij headed the ball into his own goal, after a cross from Sandro Tonali. 1-1 after 17 minutes of play.

In the 27th minute, Inter were awarded another penalty kick. This time it was the Argentine Lautaro Martinez who should try to score, but the striker's attempt was nicely saved by Milan's reserve goalkeeper, Ciprian Tatarusanu.

In the second half, Inter started by swinging the baton and controlling the match, but Milan quietly joined the match more. After 71 minutes, Inter's Arturo Vidal burst through the central defense and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 5. It was 0 - 1 at the break.

At the end of the match, Milan got two great chances to get in front. First, Zlatan Ibrahimovic had an attempt at a free kick. The Swede's hard kick was saved in the goal by Samir Handanovic.

With 90 minutes played, Milan's Alexis Saelemaekers fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, Rossoneri made a spectacular save.

Thus, the two Milan teams had to settle for one point each in an entertaining match, where AC Milan misses the opportunity to take over the first place in Serie A from Napoli, but still lies a-point with them.