The “Madonnina Derby” has a new king. Criticized for a few weeks for his lack of performance, Olivier Giroud responded in the best possible way on the ground, giving victory to AC Milan, in the shock counting for the 24th day of Serie A, once morest his rival the Inter (1-2). With this victory, the Rossoneri are back in the title race, and are only a small point behind the Nerazzurri, who have one game less.
However, Stefano Pioli’s men were badly embarked. More offensive (nine shots, five on target in the first period), the Interistes opened the scoring from a corner, thanks to Ivan Perisic (39th) and might also have worsened the score several times. But whether it was the Croatian (11th, 51st), or even Barella (25th) and Dumfries (28th), none managed to deceive the vigilance of a great Mike Maignan (four stops). And inevitably, they were punished. Following a missed shot from Brahim Diaz, Olivier Giroud, on the lookout, pulled away to equalize with the tip of his left foot (75th). Remobilized, the French put on the hero’s costume, delivering his team only five minutes later. On a cross from Calabria, the former Montpellier striker eliminated Stefan De Vrij and scored the winning goal (79th). He thus knew how to take advantage of the absence of Ibrahimovic This double allows him to relaunch and to make forget as best he can Zlatan Ibrahimovic, injured. For his part, Théo Hernandez was sent off at the end of the match following a bad tackle on Denzel Dumfries (90+5).