Derby between AC Milan and Inter Milan: fans thank medical staff in the corona crisis

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In Serie A, AC Milan missed the championship lead in the city derby against champions Inter Milan.

The team of coach Stefano Pioli could not use the mistake of the front runner SSC Napoli and did not get beyond a 1-1 (1: 1) against Inter on Sunday evening.

Previously, Napoli had only played 1: 1 (1: 1) against Hellas Verona, despite two more players on the pitch at times.

After the 12th matchday in Serie A, Naples remains at the top of the table with 32 points, ahead of AC Milan with equal points.

Inter follows in third place (25 points).

Before the game, the fans of the home team thought of the doctors and nurses who had been fighting the corona crisis for a year and a half.

"Milano non dimentica", "Milan does not forget", read the motifs of three doctors who were holding an Italian flag in their hands.

Milan was badly hit by the pandemic last year, many lost their jobs and thousands of residents died.

Former Bundesliga professional Hakan Çalhanoğlu, who moved from Milan to Inter in the summer, scored early in the »Derby della Madonnina« (11th penalty kick).

His team-mate Stefan de Vrij equalized just a few minutes later with an own goal (17th).

Lautaro Martínez missed the chance to take the lead again, who failed in the penalty kick against Milan goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu (27th).

In the closing stages, the AC missed a few scoring opportunities.

Substitute Alexis Saelemaekers had the best, who hit the post in the 90th minute.

Giovanni Simeone (13th) put Verona in the lead in Naples.

Napoli didn't manage more than the equalizer from European champion Giovanni Di Lorenzo (18th), although the favorite after yellow-red against Daniel Bessa (88th) and Nikola Kalinic (90th + 3) had two more players on the field in the closing stages .

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