Inter became the champion of Italy in 2024 after winning the derby over Milan"
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Inter Milan has won its 20th Serie A title, defeating rivals AC Milan 2-1 in a fierce derby.
"Internazionale" triumphed against city rival AC Milan and thus secured the championship in the Italian football league Serie A with a huge advantage. This was reported by UNN with reference to Eurosport.
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Internazionale Milan became the Serie A champion for the 20th time. The day before, Inter won the derby with AC Milan with a score of 2:1 (1:0). Currently, Inter is 17 points ahead of second-place Milan and thus cannot lose the top spot with five games remaining.
We would like to win the scudetto in the derby
The path to victory for Inter was paved by 36-year-old Francesco Acherbi, who scored the first goal in the 18th minute. Then former Gladbach player Marcus Turam scored his twelfth goal of the Serie A season in the 49th minute, giving the home team the lead. In the 80th minute, AC Milan scored a goal by Fikayo Tomori.
In a tumultuous final phase with three red cards, the visitors managed to hold on to their lead. Denzel Dumfries (Inter) and Theo Hernandez (AC Milan) received red cards after a clash (90.+4), while AC Milan's David Calabria was also sent off after an elbow (90.+7).
Addendum
Inter last won the Serie A title in the 2020/21 season. 20 championships is a figure with a high symbolic value for fans, as in Italy, for every ten championships won, a star appears on the shirt. AC Milan has won 19 titles so far.
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