Women, AC Milan 1 - 4 Inter: Milan is black and blue
Inter Women
— Jan 28th 2023Inter's perfect match: goals from Santi and Karchouni, Chawinga's brace and Durante's penalty save dyed the derby black and blue
AC MILAN 1-4 INTER
GOALS: 2' Santi (I), 15' Chawinga (I), 32' Piemonte (AC), 52' Karchouni (I), 74' Chawinga (I)
AC MILAN (4-3-2-1) 1 Giuliani; 4 Árnadóttir, 25 Mesjasz, 5 Nouwen, 7 Bergamaschi (83' 3 Andersen); 11 Grimshaw, 10 K. Dubcová (60' 37 Guagni), 12 Mascarello (83' 8 Adami); 19 Thomas, 9 Asslani; 18 Piemonte. Unused: 22 Fedele, 32 Babb, 6 Fusetti, 17 Vigilucci, 20 Soffia, 26 M. Dubcová. Coach: Maurizio Ganz
INTER (4-2-3-1): 22 Durante; 25 Thøgersen, 17 Fördős, 19 Alborghetti, 13 Merlo; 34 Mihashi, 6 Santi; 10 Bonetti (69' 33 Ajara Njoya), 5 Karchouni (69' 18 Pandini), 11 Chawinga (92' 37 Colonna); 9 Polli (80' 14 Robustellini). Unused: 12 Piazza, 3 Van Der Gragt, 21 Zappettini, 27 Csiszár, 29 Kristjánsdóttir. Coach: Rita Guarino
REFEREE: Kumara. ASSISTANTS: Cerilli, Tempestilli.
After the four goal win in the first match, Rita Guarino's Inter repeated themselves and brought home the all three points in the return fixture, again with four goals scored in an aggressive, concentrated and flawless match. The Nerazzurre, thanks to goals from Santi, Karchouni, Chawinga's brace and a penalty saved by Durante, dispatched AC Milan and moved up to 29 in the standings. On matchday 15, Rita Guarino lined up with Durante between the posts, Fördős and Alborghetti in the centre of defence, Mihashi and Santi in the midfield and Polli up front. Inter's approach to the match was excellent, aggressive and clinical in finding the advantage at the first opportunity of the match. After two minutes, Santi took advantage of Giuliani's error and with speed and precision put the ball into the net. Their attitude did not change after the goal and on the 15 minute mark came the second scored by Chawinga. AC Milan's reaction became more concrete and in the 28th minute Durante lifted Mascarello's shot over the crossbar and four minutes later Piemonte's goal shortened the gap. Inter responded with the pair Chawinga and Polli, with the number 9's shot saved on the goal line by Nouwen; the first half ended with another precious intervention by Durante who denied Asslani in the 43rd minute. The second half began with the same aggression and in the 53rd minute it was already 3-1 to Inter thanks to Karchouni's perfect shot from a free-kick that gave them a two-goal lead. This time AC Milan responded immediately and earned a penalty for Fördős' challenge on Asllani. The turning point in the match had the physio and concentration of Francesca Durante who leapt and kept the ball out, neutralising Asllani's shot from the penalty spot. It remained 3-1 to Inter. In the 70th minute came the first changes, with Pandini and Ajara taking the places of Karchouni and Bonetti. Four minutes later it was Chawinga who sealed the win with her personal double and her twelfth goal of the season: Tabitha moved forward and tried to shoot, Giuliani tried to intervene but did not block the ball, the Nerazzurre's number 11 got there and fired it in to make it 4-1. The last 10 minutes of the match gave another perfect action by Inter, who came close to scoring the fifth goal with Merlo who first found Mesjasz to save on the line, then grazed the post on Giuliani's right, another great intervention by Durante on Adami and the shot from outside by Colonna close to scoring, on her debut. The derby, as in the first leg, ended with a victory and four goals for the Nerazzurre. Inter sit on 29 points in the standings and the best attack in the league with 37 goals scored. SECOND HALF
95' - It ends AC Milan 1-4 Inter! Just like in the first leg, Inter win and score another four against the Rossonere. Inter move 4 points clear of AC Milan and move up to 29 in the table 94' - Powerful left-footer from distance by Colonna just misses 87' Powerful right-footer by Adami, again a great save by Durante to raise it over the crossbar. 82' - Great move from Inter who three times come close to scoring the fifth goal, first with Chawinga then with Merlo who first finds Mesjasz to save on the line, then hits the post to the right of Giuliani 74' - CHAWINGA AGAIN! Four for Inter! Polli finds a perfect pass for Tabitha who moves forward and tries a shot. Giuliani tries to push it away but doesn't block the ball and the Nerazzurri's number 11 arrives to deposit it into the net for 4-1. 69' - First changes at Inter, Pandini and Ajara take the place of Karchouni and Bonetti 63' - Inter go forward again, Merlo tries a shot from outside the box, Giuliani gets there. 62' - Excellent cue from Karchouni for Polli who tries a shot but it doesn't quite connect. 57' - DURANTE AGAIN! Another great save by Durante, neutralising Asllani's shot from the penalty spot. It remains 3-1 to Inter. 56' - Penalty kick for AC Milan: Fördős' challenge on Asllani. 55' - Inter again, Bonetti's shot is blocked by the AC Milan keeper. 52' - INTER TRIO!!! Karchouni's perfect shot from a free kick gives Inter a two-goal lead 48' - Thøgersen tries from outside the box, her shot goes high over the crossbar. 46' - The second half of AC Milan v Inter begins, no changes for either side. FIRST HALF
45:+4 - After four minutes of added time the first half of AC Milan v Inter ends with the Nerazzurre 2-1 ahead 43' - Another valuable save by Durante, this time denying Rossonere's number 9, Asslani, a goal 35' - Chance for Inter: Chawinga from the left hand side passes into the middle for Polli who takes a first-time shot but finds Nouwen who saves 32' - AC Milan goal: Piemonte turns and beats Durante with a precise right-footer. 29' - Inter try again with Polli who tries a right-footed shot but doesn't find the back of the net 28' - Good save by Durante who parries Mascarello's shot over the crossbar 24' - Cross into the middle by Árnadóttir, Durante sees it out 21' - Play is stopped for a moment of recollection to honour the memory of the millions of victims of the Holocaust. 15' - INTER DOUBLE! Chawinga finds goal number 11 in the league. The Nerazzurre's number 11 sends a long ball past Bergamaschi and scores with a diagonal left-footed shot to make it 2-0. 10' - Excellent start from the Nerazzurre: Chawinga, assisted by Mihashi, turns and tries a shot, the ball goes just wide 2' - INTER GOAL!!! Nerazzurre immediately ahead: Inter find the goal at the first opportunity! A corner kick taken by Karchouni, Irene Santi is quick and precise in putting it into the net. 1' - AC Milan v Inter, the derby on matchday 15 gets underway