AC Milan 3-0 Inter : Five talking points
Alex opened the scoring for the RossoneriAC Milan took on Inter Milan for the 164th iteration of the Derby de la Madonnina - a fixture which has lost it's glamour compared to the El Clasico, London and Manchester derbies. Milan were the designated hosts at the San Siro, a stadium which both the teams share and ran out 3-0 winners.Milan scored the opener through an Alex header against the run of play. Inter pushed for an equalizer and should have had one through Icardi's penalty that crashed against the woodwork in the 70th minute. That proved to be decisive as Milan sneaked in two more goals in quick succession through Bacca and Niang to seal the result. Let's take a look at the 5 major talking points that emerged from the game.
#1 Scudetto - A bridge too far for Inter
After a solid and unspectacular start to the season, in addition to the horrific start by the defending champions Juventus, many were touting Inter as potential League and Cup champions.
Inter have not displayed the champion's mentality consistently through the season, in contrast to high-flying Napoli and a resurgent Juventus. While Napoli have hardly slipped up this season, Juve are on a fantastic run of form with 12 league wins on the trot. Despite being the early league leaders, Inter have needlessly dropped points against lowly opponents, and the latest result sees them 9 points off the top in 4th place.
A 3-0 humbling at Juve in their midweek Coppa Italia semi-final first leg is a result they are unlikely to overturn in the second leg. Inter are having a good season which should see them return to the lucrative and prestigious Champion's League, but it would be too much to expect them to win any trophies this season.