Home Sports Inter Milan celebrate their 20th Serie A title as they defeat city rivals AC Milan in a bad-tempered derby… with three players sent off in stoppage time

Inter Milan celebrate their 20th Serie A title as they defeat city rivals AC Milan in a bad-tempered derby… with three players sent off in stoppage time

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Inter Milan are champions of Serie A for the 20th time after beating city rival AC Milan.
  • Inter defeated their city rivals and became champions of Serie A for the twentieth time
  • There were three players sent off at the end as tempers flared between both teams.
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Inter Milan are Serie A champions for the 20th time after beating city rivals AC Milan in a bad-tempered match at the San Siro.

Simone Inzaghi’s team needed a win to secure the title and looked on course for a comfortable three points after goals from Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram.

However, AC Milan made their bitter rivals nervous after Fikayo Tomori scored with ten minutes left in stoppage time.

The match ended in chaos with three players sent off in the space of four minutes of added time.

Despite late pressure from AC Milan, Inter held on and moved 17 points ahead of their city rivals with five games left to play.

Inter Milan are champions of Serie A for the 20th time after beating city rival AC Milan.

Goals from Franceso Acerbi and Marcus Thuram beat AC Milan on Monday night

Goals from Franceso Acerbi and Marcus Thuram beat AC Milan on Monday night

After the game, a great celebration broke out with Lautaro Martínez going up to the goal.

After the game, a great celebration broke out with Lautaro Martínez going up to the goal.

Inter Milan players and staff brought out banners with the number 20 to celebrate their victory, which puts them one title ahead of AC Milan's 19.

Inter Milan players and staff brought out banners with the number 20 to celebrate their victory, which puts them one title ahead of AC Milan’s 19.

Tempers flared with three players, including Theo Hernandez and Denzel Dumfries, sent off.

Tempers flared with three players, including Theo Hernandez and Denzel Dumfries, sent off.

Inter Milan fans took their celebrations from the San Siro to the streets after the match

Inter Milan fans took their celebrations from the San Siro to the streets after the match

After the final whistle, Inzaghi burst onto the pitch to celebrate with his coaching staff and players.

Lautaro Martínez was left crying when he fell to the ground, while his teammates hugged and celebrated in front of the fans.

The players then took out signs with the number ’20’ to celebrate their historic title, which puts them one point behind AC Milan, but still 16 behind Juventus.

However, the club will get a second star on its kit, as Italian clubs get one star for every ten league titles they win.

It is Inzaghi’s first Scudetto in his coaching career and his team was at the top of the table for almost the entire season.

Inter took the lead in the 18th minute when Benjamin Pavard headed in Federico Dimarco’s corner for Acerbi to head in from close range.

Thuram then fired from the edge of the area into the bottom corner to give Inter a comfortable lead.

Simone Inzaghi wins the Scudetto for the first time in his coaching career

Simone Inzaghi wins the Scudetto for the first time in his coaching career

He jumped into the air to celebrate after the final whistle after a nervous finish

He jumped into the air to celebrate after the final whistle after a nervous finish

Inter Milan have a 17-point lead over their closest rival, AC Milan, with five games left to play.

Inter Milan have a 17-point lead over their closest rival, AC Milan, with five games left to play.

Inter Milan Federico Dimarco is helped onto the roof of the net as he celebrates

Inter Milan Federico Dimarco is helped onto the roof of the net as he celebrates

Inter Milan fans celebrated their first title in three years in the city's Piazza del Duomo

Inter Milan fans celebrated their first title in three years in the city’s Piazza del Duomo

It has been a disappointing week for AC Milan, who were also eliminated from the Europa League.

It has been a disappointing week for AC Milan, who were also eliminated from the Europa League.

AC Milan were desperate not to be the team their rivals won the title against and increased the intensity in the closing stages once Tomori headed in a rebound.

Tempers began to flare when AC Milan’s Theo Hernandez and Inter defender Denzel Dumfries were sent off after a fight.

AC Milan’s Davide Calabria also received a red card for violent conduct after hitting an opponent with an elbow while waiting for a corner to go in.

It has been a disappointing week for AC Milan, who faced the club’s ultras after being knocked out of the Europa League by Italian rivals Roma in midweek.

There have been reports that coach Stefano Pioli could be replaced at the end of the season.

After the defeat against Inter, he addressed the rumors saying: “I I don’t know. According to the media, Inzaghi seemed to be struggling 14 months ago and look what he accomplished after that. I am happy here, I work well and I think the team has room for improvement.

“We’ll see where we all are at the end of the season and discuss it.”

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