The Serie A Game of the Week between Inter and AC Milan has ended as a 1-1 draw this evening. Milan dominated the first half, and opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Kevin Prince Boateng superbly found Stephan El Shaarawy, and the forward expertly finished past Inter 'keeper Samir Handanovic with the outside of his right foot. AC could, and should, have scored more before the half time whistle was blown, with Mario Balotelli having a header brilliantly saved by Handanovic, before the former Man City striker poked a shot straight at Handanovic minutes later. Inter would have been happy to still be in with a chance at half time.
And Inter began the second half far better than they did the first, with Guarin forcing a superb save from Abbiati, and with 20 minutes remaining, they were rewarded for their improvement. Nagatomo crossed for substitute Ezequiel Schelotto on his Milan Derby debut to head past Abbiati in Milan's goal, and equalise for the home side. The final part of the game was end to end as both sides went in search for a winner, but no real clear cut chances were created, with the game ending all square at 1-1. Inter remain 5th on 44 points, 2 places and 1 point behind 3rd placed Milan.
Starting Line Ups:
Inter: Handanovic, Zanetti, Juan Jesus, Ranocchia, Nagatomo (Chivu 77), Gargano, Cambiasso (Schelotto 68), Alvarez (Kuzmanovic 74), Guarin, Palacio, Cassano.
AC Milan: Abbiati, Abate, Zapata, Mexes, De Sciglio, Muntari (Ambrosini 90), Montolivo, Nocerino, Boateng (Niang 81), Balotelli, El Shaarawy (Bojan 87)
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