Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi thrilled to win first Serie A title: “It’s an unbelievable achievement”
Inter Milan defeated rival AC Milan in the Italian professional soccer league Serie A to clinch the league title early and win the 20th “Scudetto” (the shield on the winning team’s jersey).
The Nerazzurri are back as league champions after a three-year hiatus, following Napoli’s 33-year title reign last year, when Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) was sensational.
Inter Milan defeated AC Milan 2-1 in the 33rd round of the 2023-2024 Serie A on March 23 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy.
With 86 points, the Nerazzurri opened up a 17-point lead over second-place AC Milan (69) and will be crowned Serie A champions regardless of the outcome of their remaining five games.
After repeating as champions for the third time since the 2020-2021 season, Inter Milan earned their 20th “victory star” to move past AC Milan (19) for second place on the all-time wins list.
The record for most Serie A titles is held by Juventus (36).
AC Milan, who watched their rivals win the title, were unable to pick up any points on the day and are now five points behind third-place Juventus (64).
Francesco Acerbi scores Inter Milan’s first goal with a header
Inter Milan took the lead in the 18th minute when Francesco Acerbi headed home a corner kick from the left side of the box.
Four minutes into the second half, Marcus Toure added a second goal with a right-footed strike from the left side of the penalty area to extend the lead 토토사이트.
AC Milan fought back and scored a late equalizer in the 35th minute when Tomori Picayo headed home after a scramble in the box.
In the dying minutes of the game, emotions ran high on both sides, with Theo Hernandez and Inter Milan’s Denzel Dumfries receiving red cards in quick succession.
AC Milan fell apart on their own end when Davide Calabria was sent off for a second bookable offense for elbowing an opponent in a corner just before the end of the game.
Simone Inzaghi took over at Inter in June 2021 and won his first Serie A title.
It was the Nerazzurri’s sixth Serie A title after winning the Coppa Italia twice and the Supercoppa Italiana three times.
“We have achieved something unbelievable,” said Inzaghi. I’m happy to share the title with the players, the club, the president and everyone who played an important role,” said Inzaghi.
“Tonight was a hard-fought game, we played well and we were able to keep it on the pitch,” said Inzaghi, reflecting on a game that went down to the wire.
“It’s definitely been a great road so far,” said Inzaghi. “It’s definitely been a great road so far,” said Inzaghi, “but we want to keep playing well until the end of the season to please our fans.