{"id":1611,"date":"2025-11-24T05:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T05:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=1611"},"modified":"2025-11-24T05:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T05:47:09","slug":"serie-a-title-race-heats-up-as-milan-defeat-inter-in-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/serie-a-title-race-heats-up-as-milan-defeat-inter-in-derby\/","title":{"rendered":"Serie A Title Race Heats Up as Milan Defeat Inter in Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 12th matchday of Serie A delivered drama, tension, and a statement victory in the Milan Derby. AC Milan edged Inter 1-0 at San Siro, thanks to a decisive strike from Christian Pulisic in the 54th minute, in a game where the Nerazzurri were left ruing missed opportunities.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"derbydramaintersmisfortunemilansprecision\"><strong>Derby Drama: Inter\u2019s Misfortune, Milan\u2019s Precision<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Inter dominated large spells of the match, hitting the woodwork twice and earning a penalty midway through the second half. However, Hakan \u00c7alhano\u011flu\u2019s spot-kick was brilliantly saved by Mike Maignan, keeping Milan\u2019s slender lead intact. Despite relentless pressure, Inter failed to break through, leaving their coach Cristian Chivu frustrated but defiant:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe showed quality, focus and maturity on the pitch. Unfortunately, we hit the woodwork twice, and then they capitalised on our first mistake. But that&#8217;s football. The important thing is to get back up, learn from our mistakes and keep improving, because there&#8217;s still a long way to go this season,\u201d said Chivu.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j5q3RlVYkIo?si=iiOa0k8GepG-tVCc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"historicrunformilan\"><strong>Historic Run for Milan<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This victory extends Milan\u2019s unbeaten streak in the Derby della Madonnina to <strong>six consecutive matches across all competitions (4W, 2D)<\/strong>\u2014their best run since the period between November 2002 and April 2005, when they went ten games without defeat.<\/p>\n<p>The Rossoneri now sit <strong>just two points behind AS Roma at the top of the table<\/strong>, and Pulisic emphasized the team\u2019s ambitions:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, you know, we&#8217;re not looking at, you know, right, where we want to be at the top of the table the whole season. It&#8217;s when it comes down to it, we have to be there, so we take it game by game. Big performances like this against big teams helped us a lot. Yeah, sends a message to hopefully the rest of the league, but we just have to keep going and finding consistency.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRajC7JjEki\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"romaholdthesummit\"><strong>Roma Hold the Summit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Earlier in the weekend, AS Roma defeated Cremonese 3-1, ensuring they remain sole leaders after sharing the top spot with Inter last week. With Roma leading, Milan and Napoli chasing, and Inter plus Bologna lurking close behind, the Serie A table is extremely tight\u2014just three points separate first from fifth.<\/p>\n<p>Chivu acknowledged the pressure: \u201cOf course, losing a derby and suffering our fourth defeat in twelve matches is too much, but fortunately the table is still tight, and we&#8217;re in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With only a handful of points separating the top five, predicting a favorite for the Scudetto seems impossible. Roma\u2019s consistency, Milan\u2019s resurgence, and Inter\u2019s determination promise a thrilling battle ahead.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sW3FsJ5OWMc?si=VhYeK99BhTRLvOBu\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 12th matchday of Serie A delivered drama, tension, and a statement victory in the Milan Derby. AC Milan edged Inter 1-0 at San Siro, thanks to a decisive strike from Christian Pulisic in the 54th minute, in a game where the Nerazzurri were left ruing missed opportunities. Derby Drama: Inter\u2019s Misfortune, Milan\u2019s Precision Inter &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/serie-a-title-race-heats-up-as-milan-defeat-inter-in-derby\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Serie A Title Race Heats Up as Milan Defeat Inter in Derby<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[121,123,5],"tags":[127],"class_list":["post-1611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-serie-a","category-top-stories","tag-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1611"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1614,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611\/revisions\/1614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}