Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 10:45 PM• Mart van Mourik • Last update: 22:47

AC Milan and Internazionale balanced each other on Sunday evening. In the Derby della Madonnina the scoreboard already indicated a 1-1 score halfway through, and that did not change after the break. Stefan de Vrij stood out in a negative way, as he scored an own goal after more than fifteen minutes of play. Due to the division of points, the ranking in the Serie A will not change for the time being. i Rossoneria, 32 points, keep second place; the team of trainer Simone Inzaghi occupies third position with 25 points.

At Inter, Denzel Dumfries, unlike De Vrij, could not count on a base place, although he did come in fifteen minutes before the end. Inzaghi preferred Matteo Darmian at right back. It was also a special match for Hakan Çalhanoglu, who made the sensitive switch from AC Milan to Inter last summer. At the San Siro, the Turkish midfielder was booed by the fans of the home team from the first whistle. The whoops got even worse when Çalhanoglu scored the opening goal in the eleventh minute. The midfielder went to the ground himself after a duel with Franck Kessié, after which referee Daniele Doveri awarded a controversial penalty. Çalhanoglu seized the opportunity with both hands and put the visitors 0-1.

1-1! The Milan derby is all loose ?? Stefan de Vrij unfortunately heads into his own goal…#ZiggoSport #SeriesA #MilanInter pic.twitter.com/k89B2cxyvO

— Ziggo Sport Football (@ZS_Voetbal) Nov 7, 2021

The score was leveled six minutes later. From the left, the ball was put into the goal mouth from a free kick by Sandro Tonali. Fikayo Tomori entered the air duel with De Vrij, who unfortunately got the leather on his head after a touché and passed goalkeeper Samir Handanovic: 1-1. Midway through the first half, Inter had an excellent opportunity to restore the advantageous margin. After a foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré on Darmian, there was no doubt this time and Doveri awarded a penalty. Lautaro Martínez claimed the ball. His effort in the left corner, however, was caught by goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu.

??????? ??????? ??????? ????????????????????????..? ?? Inter gets another knock, but this time the opportunity is missed. Lautaro Martinez sees Ciprian Tatarusanu in his path ?#ZiggoSport #SeriesA #MilanInter pic.twitter.com/CgbPUhU0ao

— Ziggo Sport Football (@ZS_Voetbal) Nov 7, 2021

Ballo-Toure more than made up for his mistake in conceding the penalty in the 44th minute. Nicolò Barella had the 1-2 on his shoe as he sought the bottom right corner, but the left back was posted on the goal line to avoid a hit. A minute later, Edin Dzeko came close to scoring; his effort, however, narrowly missed the post. The second act was significantly less attractive than the first half.

Inter hoped to force a breakthrough via Çalhanoglu, who grazed the post from a volley. Just before that, Martínez had also missed the goal by a hair’s breadth. Inzaghi’s team remained the dominant party, although AC Milan also contributed a few times. Halfway through the second half, Ibrahimovic shot just wide after a corner and he saw a nice free kick from the top corner by Handanovic ten minutes before the end. Despite the fact that a few pinpricks were handed out on both sides, there was no winner.