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Early goals from Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan put Inter Milan in firm control of their Champions League semi-final with AC Milan, winning the away leg 2-0.
On a huge night for Italian football at the San Siro, Inter took control of the tie.
They were ahead after just eight minutes when former Manchester City striker Dzeko got free from a corner and thrashed a volley from 12 yards past the helpless Mike Maignan in the Milan goal.
It was 2-0 moments later.
An attack down the left found the onrushing Mkhitaryan, who marched through the Milan defence and finished nicely into the corner.
The hosts suffered a big blow even before kick-off as Rafael Leao was ruled out after failing to recover from a thigh injury – and his influence was missed with Inter full of intent and punch during a devastating first-half performance.
The scoreline could have been a greater margin had VAR not controversially overturned an on-field penalty decision for a foul by Simon Kjaer on the excellent Lautaro Martinez despite there looking to be clear contact on the Inter forward
AC Milan improved after the break – they couldn’t have played any worse – but only a Sandro Tonali effort which clipped the post truly tested a confident and assured Inter, who always carried a threat on the break.
Inter have the advantage of playing in front of their own fans, back at the San Siro, for the semi-final second leg on Tuesday. The winners of the tie will play Real Madrid or Manchester City in the final.
Source: Sky sports
