What a Derby. What a win. What a comeback. AC Milan did brilliantly to come from behind and beat Inter 2-1 in the biggest of big matches. The Rossoneri, thanks to a Giroud brace that overturned Perišić's, have blown the title race wide open and cut the defecit between themselves and the Nerazzurri at the top. Here are the stats from the game:
1- AC Milan have come from behind to win a Derby di Milano in Serie A for their first time since February 2004.
2- Olivier Giroud is the first French player ever to have scored two or more goals in a Serie A match against Inter.
3- Olivier Giroud has scored each of his seven Serie A goals at San Siro, although AC Milan were the away side in the Derby today. Furthermore, the Frenchman has scored seven goals in his eight Serie A starts.
4- Sandro Tonali was the Rossoneri player with the most duels won (3) and shots blocked (2).
5- Mike Maignan made more positive long balls (12) and recoveries (12) of any AC Milan player.
6- Pierre Kalulu played more forward passes (55) than any of his teammates.
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