April 22, 2024: The last time Inter beat their city rivals, AC Milan, in the Derby della Madonnina. More than two years have passed since that night, when victory over the Rossoneri also secured the Serie A title for the Nerazzurri. A memorable occasion, no doubt, but the wait for another Derby win has gone on for far too long.
Eight matches in a row without winning, with three different AC Milan coaches. The side coached by Cristian Chivu had the chance to end the dreams of their rivals early into the new season, it turned out to be the opposite. However, if you've watched the recent Inter games since the start of the 2026-2027 campaign, this defeat was predictable.
A STUNNING GOLAZO FROM DIEGO MOREIRA 🤩💥He's already got two assists in this game, but the Belgian has just fired home a freekick to make it 3-1 to the Rossoneri ❤️🖤Don’t miss the Derby della Madonnina streaming on @paramountplus 🏟️ pic.twitter.com/TgPrgGRems Even if we don't look at the last Derbies, there were some early signals in the opening game of the current campaign. Inter have conceded 13 goals so far, the most conceded among the top five teams in the league, and most of them came in the opening 45 minutes, forcing the team to make multiple comebacks later into the matches. The big issue is that it might work against smaller teams, but when you face AC Milan or Real Madrid outside the domestic league, things are different.
Against the city rivals they conceded two goals in the opening ten minutes, with the goals scored by American striker Christian Pulisic and Adrien Rabiot. Inter had a chance to get back into the game in the first half following Alessandro Bastoni's goal. However, rather than finding an equalizer, the Nerazzurri saw Diego Moreira's free kick restore AC Milan's two-goal advantage.
There is a recurring issue of their approach, mentally and tactically. And in both cases, the head coach Chivu has some responsibilities. Players are aware of that, as Inter midfielder Nicolo Barella outlined it after the match on Saturday, but the same Italian player was the face of the Serie A champions in the opening 45 minutes.
Moreira's free-kick goal came as a direct consequence of Inter's own mistakes. The Nerazzurri had given possession away twice in less than 30 seconds, exposing a worrying lack of concentration and the right mentality in such a crucial moment of the game, when Inter were pushing to score the second goal. If the approach to the games is not helping, injuries are also having a part in the rotations of Chivu.
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