Milan stunned the San Siro audience with a leading 3-0 victory over City Rivals InterSends Rossoneri to Italian cup final and crushing inter hope for a historical treble in the process. On one night filled with barley, fire and clinical finishing, two of Milan’s attacking stars –Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao—Splayed pivotal roles in trailing the nerazurri’s season, but their performances were not without shade.
It was one night written in red and black. A 3-0 other legs (4-1 on aggregate) Saw Rossoneri overcome a sluggish start to grab the total control in Derby della Madonnina. With Luka Jovic points twice and Tijjani Reijnders add a thirdThe result left Interskal-shocked and eliminated from Coppa Italia. Only Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona remain on their way for the European treble 2024-25.
Even though it was 20 points after Inter in Serie AMilan has had the upper hand in rivalry this season and remain undefeated over five meetings with three wins and two draws. Inter was hoping in the meantime to repeat Jose Mourinhos Legendary 2010 TrebleBut the dream came crashed under the lamps in San Siro.
Tale of Two Halves
The first half was hectic and uneven. Milan struggled to keep possession early, and intercaled almost with chances from Lautaro Martinez and Federico Dimarco either wasted or rescued by Mike Maignan. Then came the turning point.
IN 35th minuteThe Theo Hernandez was running Infieldcoupled to Reijndersand a short transition from Alex Jimenez Met the head JovicThat drove it home. Less than five minutes into the second half, The red and blacks doubled their advantage. A corner dropped awkwardly, with the ball bouncing by Leao and fell to Jovic, who first reacted to sticking it past Yann Sommer for his brace.
The last beat came in 85th minutewhen Leao slipped a pass behind Inter’s High Line to Reijndersthat drilled a shot in the distant corner. That assistant, even though it was subtle, gave Leao a concrete impression on the match.
How did Pulisic and Leao go?
And yet, despite the scoreboard, neither Christian Pulisic or Rafael Leao Had their best night individually. Pulisian earned one rating of 6 Over most stores praised more for their positioning and defensive contributions than attacking Flair.
“It was a pretty tough first half for No.11 because he couldn’t get his hand just right,” wrote Always Milan. “The other half was still better when he managed to get involved and find space between the lines.”
Leao’s performance was even more sharing. Milannews.it assigned him one 7with reference to his endurance and then assistant, while Football Salia gave him Lowest Milan rating of 5.5Note that he “Feels like the missing piece in an otherwise perfect puzzle.”
Always Milan repeated this opinion and stated: “More or less everything went wrong for him during the first half … He had room to do more.” Still, as one of the most unpredictable attackers at the moment, Leao showed why he remains a threat even at night. With a moment of awareness and vision, he helped the goal that sealed Milan’s place in the final.
