AC Milan came out on top in the Derby as they beat Inter 3-2 at San Siro and go top of the table with eleven points, overtaking the Nerazzurri. Rafa Leão's brace and Olivier Giroud's goal proved decisive. Here are the main statistics and numbers from the game:
1- AC Milan have scored at least three goals in a Milan derby, in all competitions, for the first time since January 31, 2016.
2- AC Milan have won two consecutive Serie A matches against Inter for the first time since 2011 (the first two derbies under Massimiliano Allegri).
3- AC Milan have won six Serie A home games in a row for the first time since August 2014.
4- Rafael Leão is the first Portuguese player to have scored a goal in a Milan derby, in all competitions.
5- There were 37 shots in total during this derby. Since 2004/05, only in two other Serie A matches between AC Milan and Inter have there been more: 39 on 15 February 2009 and 41 in October 2006.
6- Before Olivier Giroud, the only French player to have scored three goals in a Milan derby, in all competitions, was Jean-Pierre Papin in 1993 (one in Serie A and two in Coppa Italia).
7- Rafael Leão and Sandro Tonali played their 100th Serie A game; among the players with 100+ matches in Serie A, Sandro Tonali is the youngest of them.
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