Inter hit back to draw 1-1 with AC Milan in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final between the great rivals.
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Match Report
Inter hit back to draw 1-1 with AC Milan in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final between the great rivals.
Milan went ahead in the 47th minute on Wednesday, with Tammy Abraham dispatching a brilliant finish beyond Josep Martínez after being fed by Youssouf Fofana.
Yet Inter restored parity through Hakan Calhanoglu 20 minutes later.
The former Milan playmaker unleashed a brilliant long-range attempt into the bottom-left corner.
He shot. pic.twitter.com/beTFAQxopz
— Inter (@Inter_en) April 2, 2025
Rafael Leao went close to snatching it for Milan late on, but the second leg will begin with the scores all level later this month.
Bologna earned a 3-0 first-leg advantage over Empoli in the other semi-final on Tuesday.
Data Debrief: Plenty of shots, little quality
There were 30 shots in total (12 from Milan, 18 from Inter), with 11 hitting the target, though a combined expected goals of 2.41 shows that neither team generated high-quality changes with any regularity.
Indeed, both goals were exceptional finishes.
Abraham has now scored four goals in Coppa Italia this season and is the first player to net as many goals for Milan in the tournament across the last 20 seasons. Calhanoglu, meanwhile, has scored four goals from outside the box in all competitions this season, more than any other Serie A player.
Following their league draw at the start of February, Milan and Inter have drawn two games in a row for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
4' Darmian throw-in went past everyone, Milan were taken by surprise there!
7' Reijnders puts Calhanoglu free for a corner, it hits hard towards the near post!
9' Calhanoglu's corner finds Thuram, who flicks it to Correa for a low shot saved!
15' Theo Hernandez scuffs it first-time from 14 yards, well off target!
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19' Yellow Card! Theo booked for clipping Bisseck's heel!
21' De Vrij header cleared off the line by Abraham!
23' Reijnders with a turn, brought down just outside box with Frattesi shirt tug!
25' Highlight from Milan vs Inter
25' Leao finds Reijnders, cuts left, but Martinez saves at the near post!
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29' Darmian fires over, but Bisseck was offside anyway!
37' Reijnders through ball for Abraham, but Josep Martinez comes to clear!
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40' Ferocious Calhanoglu free kick, Maignan tips it over for a corner!
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45' Maignan saves, Bastoni skies the volley!
47' GOAL! Abraham strikes the angled shot into the far corner! Milan 1-0 Inter
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67' GOAL! Hakan Çalhanoğlu hits it hard and low! Milan 1-1 Inter
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Line-ups
Milan XI: Walker, Maignan, Theo, Abraham, Pulisic, Gabbia, Reijnders, Leao, Youssouf Fofana, Malick Thiaw, Jimenez
Subs: Florenzi, Sportiello, Jovic, Tomori, Chukwueze, Felix, Santiago Gimenez, Sottil, S. Pavlovic, Warren Bondo, Terracciano, Torriani
Inter XI: Darmian, De Vrij, Calhanoglu, Correa, Barella, Thuram, Bastoni, Frattesi, Josep Martínez, Yann Bisseck, Carlos Augusto
Subs: Sommer, Arnautovic, Mkhitaryan, Acerbi, Di Gennaro, Dimarco, Pavard, Nicola Zalewski, Mike Aidoo, Thomas Berenbruch, Gabriele Re Cecconi, Matteo Lavelli