The Milan Derby Ends Deadlocked At Zero

If you are a true fan of football then you know there is one rivalry that comes to mind when one thinks of Italian football and it takes place in one city. The Milan derby at one time between Inter Milan and AC Milan meant something when looking into Serie A competition. Now the rivalry is a shell of its former self as both teams who are currently in 9TH and 10TH place in Serie A (AC Milan had 42 points and Inter had 41 heading into the derby) are looking to rebound and rebuild the rivalry where financial mistakes have been made. Inter Milan was designated the home team for this game so the stadium's name changes to the Giuseppe Meazza as both Roberto Mancini (Inter Milan manager) and Filippo Inzaghi (AC Boss) look to make a run in the table for at least a Europa League birth. The first half looked as if it was going to belong to Inter as Rodrigo Palacio and co were constantly on top of AC Milan, but AC Milan's suspect defense showed up to play. The game however as it went on would prove to be a game of disallowed goals from the game officials.

AC Milan didn't come alive and start attacking until after the 23RD minute of the game and after a clumsy foul Gary Medel, AC Milan was offered a free kick. After launching the ball into the penalty area, a goal by Milan's Luca Antonelli would be called off for a foul. The second half would see the advantages lie mostly with Inter Milan and Palacio who was creating so many chances on goal, but they couldn't come close with one being called off for offsides and an own goal by AC Milan's Philippe Mexès in the 72ND minute would be called off for a foul by Palacio. Mexès was a very lucky player in this game as he also managed to avoid having a penalty called on hm after he the ball had hit his hand before he cleared it from the danger zone. The game would eventually end on a 0-0 tie which was the exact opposite of a result that both teams had hoped to walk out of the game with even though 1 point is decent. If I had to choose a player of the game from the 162ND meeting between the two, it would have to be between Suso and goalkeeper Diego Lopez who literally saved AC Milan from losing. Suso at 18 years old had an amazing debut in the Milan Derby creating chances and almost scoring a goal.