From the dream start in the 4th minute to the score being reversed by the opponent in the 29th minute, AC Milan players and fans went through a roller coaster journey from heaven to hell.
When Ibrahimovic scored a penalty in the 4th minute to help AC Milan take the lead, everyone thought they were going to win the first Milan derby of the season.
Unexpectedly, before the end of the first half, their lead disappeared and their opponents overtook them.
This is really a bit unacceptable.
Therefore, AC Milan, unwilling to accept defeat, launched a massive attack in an attempt to equalize the score.
However, the more anxious you are, the harder it is to seize opportunities. The anxious AC Milan players missed several opportunities in succession.
In the 31st minute, Ronaldinho broke through Zanetti with a signature lob, and then made a wonderful pass into the penalty area.
The ball passed over Materazzi's head and was caught by Flamini, who successfully made an offside run and made a diagonal run, less than 10 meters away from the goal.
However, Flamini's unstoppable volley flew high over the crossbar.
If Flamini had not volleyed the ball with great force, he would have had a great chance of scoring if he had just lightly kicked the ball towards the goal.
However, Flamini was in a hurry and exerted too much force, so he missed this good opportunity in front of the goal.
Afterwards, Ibrahimovic also missed a chance to make a follow-up shot in front of the goal, and the ball slipped away from his feet.
AC Milan was constantly attacking, and Inter Milan was not completely passive and also counterattacked from time to time.
In the 38th minute, Lucio intercepted the ball in the backcourt, and the defender dribbled the ball to the frontcourt by himself, but was knocked to the ground by Gattuso.
Gattuso received a yellow card, but the ball was too far from the goal and Lu Wenbin did not take the penalty.
Sneijder's free kick did not pose any threat and was cleared by Boateng heading it out of the penalty area.
In the 41st minute, Inter Milan suffered an injury. After receiving the ball near the center circle, Obi was about to turn around and pass the ball to Lu Wenbin, but he ended up straining his calf muscle.
Mourinho had to replace Obi with Coutinho, who was only 18 years old.
Although Coutinho is a talented Brazilian player, his defense is indeed a bit lacking.
In the 45th minute, AC Milan broke through Coutinho and launched an offensive.
Fortunately, Ronaldinho's shot was saved by Cesar, otherwise Inter Milan's lead would have been lost.
After 1 minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, and both sides entered the halftime break with a score of 2-1.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and continued the game.
AC Milan naturally wanted to equalize the score as soon as possible, or even overtake, but Inter Milan did not give them this opportunity.
Although there was no goal, the score was maintained at 2-1 until the 78th minute.
In the 78th minute, a controversial scene occurred on the field.
At that time, AC Milan was attacking, but Inter Milan intercepted the ball and prepared to counterattack. Then Sneijder, who was holding the ball, was brought down by Boateng's tactical foul.
This type of foul in the midfield or backcourt generally does not result in a yellow card, nor does it require waiting for the referee to blow the whistle.
Therefore, Sneijder was ready to pass the ball as soon as he got up from the ground and before he stood up straight.
As a result, Abate, who was not far away, saw that their attack had just been interrupted and no one had returned to defense yet. If Inter Milan took a quick free kick, AC Milan's defense would be in danger given the speed of Lu Wenbin and Eto'o.
Therefore, without much thought, he rushed up and kicked the ball that Sneijder had not kicked out, disrupting Sneijder's quick free kick.
Sneijder was naturally very dissatisfied. He stood up and pushed Abate.
Abate, whose team was behind in the score, seemed even more angry. He immediately retaliated by pushing Sneijder to the ground and they started to curse each other.
Teammates from both sides quickly rushed up, ready to help their teammates, pushing and shouting at each other, and a conflict was about to break out.
The fans of both teams in the stands suddenly felt their adrenaline surge and started cursing at each other, with some even lighting fireworks and throwing them into the field.
At this moment, the referee Tagliavento and the linesman on the sidelines quickly intervened, separated the crowd, and gave Sneijder and Abate each a yellow card, preventing a physical conflict in the derby.
The result of both sides' 50-pointer was that Sneijder remained on the field, while Abate, who had already received a yellow card in the first half, accumulated two yellow cards, which turned into one red card and he was sent off.
AC Milan, which was missing one player in the defense line, could only replace Ronaldinho, who performed mediocrely, with Silva and change to 441.
With one man less, AC Milan's attack began to lack strength, and Inter Milan began to press forward, preparing to use AC Milan's advantage of one man less to score another goal and seal the victory.
However, Ibrahimovic did not give up.
He also wanted to teach Inter fans an unforgettable lesson.
In the 84th minute, Ibrahimovic received a pass from Seedorf at the front of the penalty area. He dribbled past Zanetti and Materazzi with skillful dribbling, knocked down Zivu, and shot from the corner of the small penalty area, hitting the near corner.
Fortunately, Cesar played very well this time.
At a very close distance, Cesar quickly sat down on the ground and used his toes to block Ibrahimovic's shot from going out of bounds.
Cesar made a close-range block, disrupting Ibrahimovic's wonderful shot after he passed three people.
If Ibrahimovic had scored, it would have been a classic goal in the Milan derby.
Fortunately, Cesar blocked his shot.
In the subsequent corner kick, AC Milan failed to get the first point and was headed out of the penalty area by Lucio.
Although this attack did not result in a goal, Ibrahimovic's outstanding performance gave AC Milan an opportunity.
We are losing anyway, so we can still try our best on offense, but defense is no longer of any use.
In the last few minutes, almost all of AC Milan's players pressed forward, trying to equalize the score through a fierce attack.
Even Gattuso left Lu Wenbin behind and joined the attack.
But at this time, AC Milan was already one man short and was still attacking vigorously, so the backcourt was even more empty.
Therefore, it was not surprising that Inter Milan scored another goal through a counterattack in the 91st minute.
The goal was scored by Lu Wenbin again.
He took advantage of an offside position to receive Sneijder's exquisite through pass and dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area. Facing the attacking goalkeeper Abiano, he directly lobbed the ball.
The ball flew over Abiano's head and fell into AC Milan's empty goal as he looked back in despair.
Lu Wenbin scored twice in the 91st minute to help Inter Milan lead AC Milan 3-1 and secure the victory.
When they saw Lu Wenbin's lob shot fly into the empty goal, all Inter Milan fans burst into deafening cheers that reached the sky.
With this goal, AC Milan would never be able to equalize.
Sure enough, after 3 minutes of stoppage time, referee Tagliavento blew the whistle to end the game.
Inter Milan defeated AC Milan, who was one man down, 3-1 with Lu Wenbin's double and one assist, winning the first round of the Milan derby this season. (Seeking monthly votes)