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– Rafael Leao scored twice as champions AC Milan came from a goal down to beat Inter Milan in a thrilling derby.
– Leao opened his account by levelling from Sandro Tonali’s pass after Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic had opened the scoring for Inter.
– The Portugal forward crossed for Olivier Giroud to score, before beating two defenders to add Milan’s third.
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– Edin Dzeko brought Inter back into the game but Stefano Pioli’s side held on to move top of Serie A.
– Milan now sit one point clear of Atalanta who travel to Monza on Monday and third-placed Roma who visit Udinese on Sunday.
– Inter, who were without the injured Romelu Lukaku, sit sixth in the table, level on nine points with Juventus after their second defeat in the opening five matches.
– The breathless encounter at the San Siro saw 37 shots on goal, with Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan performing superbly to prevent Inter taking a point.
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— AC Milan (@acmilan) September 3, 2022
– The fixture was Milan’s first since US investment firm RedBird Capital and the owners of the New York Yankees baseball franchise completed their 1.2bn euro (£1bn) purchase of the club.
