Milan 1-1 Inter: Calhanoglu scores against former club as Rossoneri miss chance to go top

Calhanoglu
–
who
joined
the
blue
half
of
Milan
from
the
red
side
on
a
free
transfer
in
July
–
won
and
then
converted
an
early
spot-kick,
but
Inter
were
pegged
back
soon
after
as
Stefan
de
Vrij
scored
an
own
goal.

The
Nerazzurri
were
handed
a
second
penalty
in
the
first
half,
but
Ciprian
Tatarusanu
saved
Lautaro
Martinez’s
strike
from
12
yards
to
keep
his
side
level.

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Inter
looked
the
more
dangerous
side
in
the
second
half,
yet
were
unable
to
secure
the
victory.
However,
simply
denying
Milan
three
points
meant
the
title-chasing
Rossoneri
were
unable
to
leapfrog
Napoli,
who
also
drew
1-1
with
Hellas
Verona.

Calhanoglu
opened
the
scoring
against
his
former
club,
earning
a
penalty
from
Franck
Kessie
before
powering
the
spot-kick
down
the
middle
in
the
11th
minute
following
a
lengthy
VAR
check.

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Inter’s
lead
did
not
last
long,
however,
as
De
Vrij
inadvertently
headed
into
his
own
net
past
Samir
Handanovic
just
six
minutes
later
after
losing
the
flight
of
a
cross
from
the
left.

Milan
then
conceded
a
second
spot-kick,
with
Fode
Ballo-Toure
scything
Matteo
Darmian
down
in
the
box,
but
Martinez
stepped
up
this
time
and
Tatarusanu
produced
a
superb
save
from
the
striker’s
well-struck
effort
in
the
bottom-left
corner.

Inter
twice
looked
certain
to
re-take
the
lead
shortly
before
the
break
when
Nicolo
Barella’s
shot
was
hacked
off
the
line
by
Ballo-Toure
before
Martinez
fired
narrowly
wide.

The
Nerazzurri
continued
to
push
for
a
second
after
half-time
and
created
a
number
of
chances,
including
Calhanoglu’s
fizzing
effort
across
goal,
which
was
missed
by
both
Martinez
and
Edin
Dzeko.

Substitute
Alexis
Saelemaekers
struck
the
post
and
Kessie
skewed
the
rebound
wide
in
the
Rossoneri’s
best
chance
to
win
the
game
late
on,
but
ultimately
neither
side
was
able
to
find
a
winner
in
the
closing
stages.

What
does
it
mean?
Milan
fail
to
punish
Napoli
slip-up

Napoli’s
unlikely
1-1
draw
at
home
against
mid-table
Hellas
Verona
gave
Milan
the
opportunity
to
move
two
points
clear
at
the
top
of
Serie
A,
but
the
Rossoneri
were
second-best
in
the
derby
and
were
fortunate
to
come
away
with
a
point
as
Tatarusanu
denied
Martinez
from
the
spot.

Calhanoglu
proves
a
point
to
his
former
club

Calhanoglu
has
become
just
the
fourth
player
to
score
in
his
first
Serie
A
Milan
derby
after
having
played
the
previous
one
with
the
opposing
team
in
the
three-points-for-a-win-era
(since
1994-95).

The
Turkey
international
joins
the
illustrious
trio
of
Hernan
Crespo,
Ronaldo
and
Zlatan
Ibrahimovic.

Star
strikers
struggle
to
shine

Coming
into
this
match,
Dzeko
had
scored
five
Serie
A
goals
against
Milan,
four
at
coming
at
San
Siro
–
since
his
debut
in
the
competition
(2015-16),
he
has
scored
the
most
goals
in
away
matches
against
the
Rossoneri
in
Serie
A.

Meanwhile,
Ibrahimovic
had
scored
six
goals
in
six
Serie
A
derbies
for
Milan
against
Inter,
but
neither
centre-forward
was
able
to
find
the
net
in
this
contest
and
win
the
game
for
their
side.

Key
Opta
Facts:

–
Milan
have
picked
up
32
points
in
the
opening
12
games
of
a
Serie
A
season
for
their
first
time
in
the
three-points-for-a-win
era.
–
Hakan
Calhanoglu
is
the
fourth
player
to
score
in
his
first
Serie
A
Milan
derby
after
having
played
the
previous
encounter
with
the
opposing
team
(since
1994-95),
after
Hernan
Crespo
(2006),
Ronaldo
(2007)
and
Zlatan
Ibrahimovic
(2010).
–
Tatarusanu
is
the
first
Milan
player
to
have
saved
a
penalty
in
a
Milan
derby
in
Serie
A
since
Opta
started
to
collect
this
kind
of
data
(2005-06).
–
Lautaro
Martinez
has
missed
three
of
the
previous
six
penalties
he
has
taken
in
all
competitions
for
Inter.

What’s
next?

Milan
travel
to
face
Fiorentina
after
the
international
break
on
November
20,
while
Inter
host
Napoli
the
day
after.

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