AC Milan 1-1 Inter: Abraham and Calhanoglu score to set up tasty second leg

AC Milan and Inter will have it all to play for in the second leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final, as they drew the first instalment 1-1 at San Siro on Wednesday night.

After a goalless first half the game burst into life after the interval, with Tammy Abraham continuing his positive derby trend by turning and firing a shot inside the far corner.

That was less than two minutes into the second half, and at the midway point Hakan Calhanoglu levelled with a rocket of a shot from range that went in through a crowd.

Both sides had their chances to win it in truth but would have to shake hands and accept a draw, meaning the second leg in three weeks is very much a one-off game.

Sergio Conceicao made three changes to the starting line-up from the team that lost to Napoli on Sunday, with Malick Thiaw coming back in at centre-back, Alex Jimenez on the right wing and Rafael Leao on the left.

The opening exchanges of the game were predictably feisty, with a number of tough challenges going in which saw the likes of Leao and Bisseck take a tumble, then Thiaw absolutely cleaned out Thuram as he looked to lay off a pass.

The first attempt of the game went to the ‘away’ side on the night, and to Correa. A corner wasn’t properly cleared and fell to him on the edge of the box, though Mike Maignan got down well to thwart his low drive.

Milan spent most of the opening 15 minutes camped in their own half, waiting and hoping for turnovers in dangerous areas from Inter. The first attempt came in minute 16 with Reijnders’ cross deflecting into Theo Hernandez’s path, though he lashed well over the bar.