INTER MILAN starting XI (3-5-2): Sommer, Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni (subbed for Carlos Augusto), Dumfries (subbed for Darmian), Barella (subbed for Zielinski), Çalhanoglu (subbed for Asllani), Mkhitaryan (subbed for Frattesi), Dimarco, Thuram, Lautaro Martinez

Bench: Di Gennaro, J. Martinez, Bisseck, De Vrij, Palacios, Arnautovic, Correa, Taremi

Goals: Dimarco 27’

AC MILAN starting XI (4-4-2): Maignan, E. Royal, Gabbia, Tomori, Hernández, Pulisic (subbed for Okafor), Fofana, Reijnders, Leão (subbed for Chukwueze), Morata (subbed for Loftus-Cheek), Abraham (subbed for Pavlovic)

Bench: Raveyre, Torriani, Jiménez, Terracciano, Thiaw, Musah, Zeroli, Jovic

Goals: Pulisic 10’, Gabbia 89’

Christian Pulisic’s 10th-minute strike was cancelled out by Federico Dimarco, but Matteo Gabbia netted two minutes from time on Sunday as the Rossoneri claimed their first derby victory since 2022.

The win prevented Inter Milan from claiming what would have been a record seventh straight derby victory.

That eased the pressure on Milan coach Paulo Fonseca after just one win in his first five matches in charge, including a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday.

American striker Pulisic had scored an early goal at San Siro against Liverpool and he did so again on Sunday.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan tried to chest the ball down before Pulisic nipped in to steal it, using his speed to surge forward and his strength to hold off another three defenders as he did so, before firing into the bottom left corner.

Inter levelled in the 28th minute as Dimarco played a one-two with Lautaro Martínez, who managed to squeeze the ball back to him through a crowd of players and he drilled into the far bottom corner

The hosts had chances to turn the match around completely, with Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan pulling off a fantastic save to parry Marcus Thuram’s effort.

Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer also made an important save in the opening minute of the second half to push away Rafael Leão’s header.

It was end-to-end action at the San Siro, with both goalkeepers regularly called into action.

But it was Milan who won the match at the death when Tijjani Reijnders whipped a freekick into the area and Gabbia headed into the top right corner - right in front of the end where the Rossoneri fans were sitting.

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