Inter won the Milan derby against AC and defended the championship lead. The goals in the 2-0 (0-0) were achieved by Marcelo Brozovic (49th minute) and Romelu Lukaku (78), who came in the summer from Manchester United. In the league AC was able to win in January 2016 against the city rivals.
Inter had already given great opportunities for the lead in the first half. After AC goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnaruma had blocked a shot from Lautaro Martínez at the feet of Inters Danilo D'Ambrosio, he did not hit the mostly empty goal, but only the post (21.). A goal by Martínez was also denied.
Just under a quarter of an hour later, the inter-duo was also dangerous. Martínez dusted off from an offside position after Donnaruma just fended off a side-thrower from D'Ambrosio (35 '). Martínez 'hits did not count, the art shot of his teammate would have been regular.
After Lukaku's strike, Matteo Politano (80) missed the decision and hit the crossbar with a long-range effort. Five minutes later, AC back-of-form Theo Hernández also failed in the 85th minute from an acute angle. Former Frankfurt Ante Rebic came on as a substitute on Milan in the closing stages, but was no longer dangerous.
Juventus - Hellas Verona 2: 1 (1: 1)
In Turin was also a Gianluigi in the center. Gianluigi Buffon made his comeback to Juve after 490 days, after moving to Paris Saint-Germain for a year. After a good stint in injury time, the 41-year-old was lucky that Miguel Veloso hit only the crossbar (89.). So it was enough for the Italian champion to win.
Veloso (20 minutes) had brought Verona ahead with a long shot. Summer access Aaron Ramsey made up for his start-up debut (31st). Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty for the lead for Juve (49 '). Veronas Marash Kumbulla saw in red-time (90. + 4) yellow-red.