“Horror” evening for DFB players
Inter Milan dismantles AC into all its individual parts in the derby
September 17, 2023, 10:07 a.m
Leaders Inter Milan are the last remaining team with a clean slate in Serie A after the fourth matchday. In the derby, Inter attacks AC with force. It is the biggest win against the city rivals in 49 years. Particularly criticized at Milan: a German national player.
The German national player Malick Thiaw had an evening to forget at the Milan city derby in the Italian Serie A. The AC Milan central defender, like many of his teammates, disappointed in the 5-1 defeat against Inter at San Siro on Saturday and was heavily criticized afterwards. The newspaper “Gazzetta dello Sport” wrote about a “nightmare defense” in which the former Wolfsburg player Simon Kjaer was “not convincing” and Thiaw was even the “horror”. Even if he is “still the future”.
Former Schalke player Thiaw looked bad, especially with the first two goals conceded. Before the 0-1 (5th) by former Dortmund player Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the 22-year-old lost the duel on the outside against ex-Gladbach player Marcus Thuram, who he left too much space for his dream goal half an hour later.
Mkhitaryan (69th), Hakan Calhanoglu (79th/penalty), once active in Hamburg and Leverkusen, and Davide Frattesi (90th + 3) ensured Inter’s highest derby win in 49 years. Rafael Leão (57th) made it 1-2 from Milan’s perspective. Thanks to their victory after four rounds, Inter are the last remaining team with a clean slate and successfully defended their lead in the table.
Milan coach Stefano Pioli did not name any names in his criticism after the game. “You have to say that we were careless,” he said in general terms: “Losing the derby hurts.” This time the Rossoneri were unable to build on Thiaw. The defender, who moved from Schalke to Milan a year ago and fought for a regular place there after teething problems, wanted to “talk even more” and “also be a leader,” as he recently told “Kicker.”