Thanks to victory in the derby

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Italian champions for the 20th time - Inter Milan

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Inter Milan secured the Italian league title for the 20th time with a 2:1 win in the derby against Milan on Monday! The "Nerazzurri" with Marko Arnautovic won the "Scudetto" five rounds before the end of the season. Milan can no longer catch up with their arch-rivals, who are now 17 points behind. It is Arnautovic's second league title with Inter, having won his first in 2010 at the age of 21. Under Jose Mourinho, the Whites had won the treble back then ... 

Coach Simone Inzaghi's side won the "Derby della Madonnina" in the sold-out San Siro thanks to goals from Francesco Acerbi (18) and Marcus Thuram (49). Milan only managed to score the equalizer through Fikayo Tomori (80). It was Inter's sixth derby win in a row. Doubly bitter for the "Rossoneri": their rivals now also have one more league title to their name. Inter were last champions in 2021, while Milan won the 19th championship in the club's history in 2022.

Only a win would have helped Milan to retain their theoretical chance of winning the title. However, Inter defender Acerbi struck from a set piece. A corner was headed over and the international had no problem heading in unchallenged.

Goalscorer Lautaro Martinez missed the 2:0 from a few meters, before Milan's Rafael Leao failed to beat Yann Sommer after half an hour. The Swiss keeper also saved his team from an equalizer against Davide Calabria at the end of the first half.

Inter could easily have added another goal to their tally. Thuram also narrowly missed a goal. The Frenchman made up for it shortly after the break with a powerful shot into the far corner from the edge of the box.

Inter, who have only conceded 18 goals in 33 rounds, initially did not concede anything defensively before Milan came back into the game. Matteo Gabbia, who had moved up, failed to beat Sommer and Tomori dusted off the ball. Inter then defended the result with some difficulty.

Inter's Denzel Dumfries and Milan's Theo Hernandez were both shown red after a scuffle in stoppage time, while Calabria also saw red for assault. Arnautovic, who played no real role 14 years ago, did not feature. The Viennese, who was almost always used as a "wild card" by Inzaghi, has scored two goals in 23 league appearances this season. His contract with the new champions runs until 2025.