Derby winners and champions: Inter in seventh heaven

Nothing more is possible: With a win in the Milan derby, Inter were crowned Serie A champions on Monday evening.

22 April 2024

From: dl

The 20th Scudetto is dry. Inter will not soon forget April 22, 2024. The Nerazzurri celebrated a Milan derby victory and the championship on the same day for the first time in history. Simone Inzaghi's team beat AC Milan 2-1 on Monday evening.

Inter's victory, like the Scudetto, was well deserved. Only in the last quarter of an hour did the champions have to tremble - after Milan's defender Tomori's goal. In the first half, Acerbi gave his team the lead with his head. At the start of the second period, Thuram made it 2-0 with a nice long shot. The final phase was particularly hectic: Hernandez and Calabria (both Milan) as well as Inter's Dumfries still saw red.

Inter played an outstanding season this year and won the Italian championship title for the first time since 2021. Nicoló Barella & Co. only lost one game. There were also 5 draws and 27 wins, which helped Inter win the Scudetto on matchday 33. Inzaghi's team scored by far the most goals and conceded the least. Only in Europe did last year's Champions League finalists suffer a setback this year when they were eliminated on penalties against Atletico Madrid in the round of XNUMX.

Bologna fully on track for the Champions League

Meanwhile, FC Bologna continues to have its best season in many, many years. The club from Emilia Romagna defeated the in-form AS Roma 3-1 away on Monday evening. Joshua Zirkzee got back on the top scorer list. Half of Europe is hunting the former Bayern player from the Netherlands. Just like successful coach Thiago Motta, who is primarily associated with Juventus.

Joshua Zirkzee (right) continues to cause a sensation with Bologna. © ANSA / ETTORE FERRARI

Bologna consolidated fourth place in the table by winning against their direct competitor. Due to the five-year ranking and the increase in the Champions League, 4th place will probably be enough for participation in the premier class. Roma is also represented in the semi-finals of the Europa League, where De Rossi's team will face Leverkusen.

Serie A: Monday's games

AS Roma – Bologna FC 1:3
0:1 El Azzouzi (14th), 0:2 Zirkzee (45th), 1:2 Azmoun (56th), 1:3 Saelemaekers (65th)

AC Milan – Inter 1:2
0:1 Acerbi (18th), 0:2 Thuram (49th), 1:2 Tomori (80th)

	SP	G	U	V	TV	P
1. Inter	33	27	5	1	79:18	86
2.Milan	33	21	6	6	64:39	69
3. Juventus	33	18	10	5	47:26	64
4.Bologna	33	17	11	5	48:26	62
5. Roma	33	17	7	9	59:39	58
6. Atalanta	33	16	6	11	61:40	54
7. Lazio	33	16	4	13	42:35	52
8. Fiorentina	33	14	8	11	48:38	50
9. Naples	33	13	10	10	50:41	49
10. Torino	33	11	13	9	31:29	46
11.Monza	33	11	10	12	35:43	43
12. Genoa	33	9	12	12	35:40	39
13. Lecce	33	8	11	14	30:48	35
14. Cagliari	33	7	11	15	36:56	32
15. Hellas Verona	33	7	10	16	31:44	31
16. Empoli	33	8	7	18	26:48	31
17.Udinese	33	4	16	13	31:50	28
18. Frosinone	33	6	10	17	40:63	28
19. Sassuolo	33	6	8	19	39:65	26
20. Salernitana	33	2	9	22	26:70	15