DRAW IN THE DERBY FOR THE ROSSONERE AT SAN SIRO

AC Milan Women faced Inter in the first historic Women's Serie A derby to be held at San Siro, ending in a 1-1 draw. The Nerazzurre took the lead in the 45'+1' with a goal from Elisa Bartoli, but the Rossonere responded promptly at the start of the second half with Nadia Nadim scoring in the 51': her first goal with the Club. This result keeps AC Milan in sixth place with 15 points whilst Inter are third with 25 points. The Rossonere showed determination and fighting spirit, managing to secure an important point in a highly anticipated derby. AC Milan started the match with a 4-3-3 formation, aiming to impose their football in the opening minutes and creating several chances. 

Despite conceding a goal at the end of the first half, Bakker's team did not lose heart and reacted with grit in the second half. The team found the equaliser through a well-orchestrated play by Renzotti, then the introduction of Cesarini, Laurent and Rubio brought new energy. The defence held strong against the opponent's attacks, with Giuliani and Swaby making crucial saves. Despite the draw, AC Milan demonstrated their ability to compete at high levels and will continue to work on improving results in the upcoming challenge, away against Lazio. Forza Milan!

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MATCH REPORT
The first half began with AC Milan on the front foot, trying to take control of the game. In the 5th minute, Renzotti hit the crossbar with a shot from outside the box, narrowly missing the lead for the Rossonere. Ijeh and Soffia went close to scoring too in the first half of the match. However, it was Inter who broke the deadlock at the end of the first 45, with Bartoli scoring from a precise shot assisted by Magull with the very first chance of the game. The Rossonere tried to respond immediately, but the first half ended with the Nerazzurre ahead.

In the second half, AC Milan came out with determination, finding the equaliser in the 51st minute thanks to a goal by Nadim, well assisted by Renzotti. The Rossonere continued to push, creating several chances to overturn the result. Rúnarsdóttir saves a great right-footed shot from outside the box by Nadim. In the 63rd minute, Cesarini came on for Arrigoni, bringing freshness and dynamism to the midfield. Despite numerous opportunities, AC Milan couldn't find the winning goal. Towards the end, Ijeh was booked for a foul in the 81st minute, but the defence held firm and Swaby saved a great chance, salvaging a valuable point in a challenging derby. The final whistle confirmed the draw with both teams showing great commitment and determination.

MATCH DETAILS

AC MILAN 1-1 INTER

AC MILAN (4-3-3): Giuliani; Soffia, Piga, Swaby, Koivisto; Arrigoni (63' Cesarini), Mascarello (76' Silvia Rubio), Renzotti (93' Marinelli); Dompig (76' Laurent), Nadim, Ijeh. Subs: Appiah, Fedele, Karczewska, Mesjasz, Sorelli, Stokić, Tornaghi, Vigilucci. Coach: Bakker.

INTER (3-1-4-2): Rúnarsdóttir; Ivana Andrés, Milinković, Bowen; Junge Pedersen (54' Detruyer); Robustellini (55' Merlo), Bartoli, Csiszár (85' Bugeja), Magull; Cambiaghi (85' Karchouni), Wullaert (66' Polli). A disp.: Baldi, Fördős, Pavan, Santi, Serturini, Tomaselli. All.: Piovani.

Referee: Marotta from Sapri.
Goals: 45'+1' Bartoli (I), 51' Nadim (M).
Yellow cards: 81' Ijeh (M).

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