Inter crowned champions in Italy, Hakan Çalhanoğlu experienced a first in his career
In the 33rd week of the Italian Serie A, Inter faced Milan away from home. Inter won the match at San Siro with a score of 2-1 and declared their championship.
Inter took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute through experienced defender Francesco Acerbi. Acerbi, who was left unmarked on the ball turned back after a corner kick, put his team 1-0 ahead. Inter maintained their superiority over arch-rival Milan until the end of the half and went into the locker room leading 1-0.
Simone Inzaghi's Inter doubled the lead in the 49th minute. This time it was French striker Marcus Thuram who came on the scene for Inter. Thuram, who met the ball on the left in the opponent's penalty area, made it 2-0 with a shot from the arc.
INTER BEAT MILAN 2-1
Milan reduced the deficit to one in the 80th minute through Fikayo Tomori. In this minute, Tomori followed the ball that bounced off goalkeeper Sommer and reduced the difference to one. There were no more goals in the remaining minutes and Inter left the field with a 2-1 victory.
Inter's national footballer Hakan Çalhanoğlu started the match in the starting 11 and stayed on the pitch for 84 minutes. Denzel Dumfries for Inter and Theo Hernandez and Davide Calabria for Milan received red cards in the extra time.
INTER DECLARES ITS CHAMPIONSHIP!
After this result, Inter increased its point difference with its closest pursuer Milan to 17 (86-69) with 5 weeks to go and declared its championship. Inter, who became the second team to declare its championship in the 5 major leagues after Bayer Leverkusen's championship in Germany, reached the championship again 3 years after the 2020-2021 season.
Inter, who declared their championship in Serie A, will host Torino in the next week of the league. Milan, on the other hand, will go away to Juventus next week.
HAKAN ÇALHANOĞLU HAD A FIRST
National star Hakan Çalhanoğlu experienced a first in his career. The experienced midfielder won his first league title. Çalhanoğlu's career includes 2 Italian Super Cups, 3 Italian Cups as well as the Serie A trophy.
