Inter become second-most successful club in Serie A history: Stats
Inter have won the 2023-24 Serie A title after beating arch-rivals AC Milan 2-1` on matchday 33. Notably, Inter have lifted the honor with five matches to spare. They went 17 points clear of Milan, who became mathemetically out of the race. A fiery Derby della Madonnina had late drama and red cards as Inter prevailed to secure the prestigious title.
20th Serie A title for Inter
Inter have secured their 20th Serie A title. They have gone second, breaking a tie with Milan (19 titles). Only Juventus have more Serie A honors in Italy's top-flight history. The Turin club has claimed 36 Serie A honors to date. Before this, Inter won their last league title in 2020-21 under former manager Antonio Conte, ending a 10-year wait.
Inter have lost a solitary match this season
After 33 matches, Inter have claimed 27 wins (D5 L1). Inter own 86 points and have a superb goal difference of +61. Inter have scored the highest number of goals (79) in addition to conceding the fewest (18). Milan have 69 points from 33 matches and are second. Juventus are next with 64 points and are above Bologna (62 points).
Inter are unbeaten in 27 Serie A matches
Inter are unbeaten in 27 Serie A matches since a 2-1 defeat against Sassuolo back in September 2023. Inter have claimed 22 wins and five draws in this run of 27-match unbeaten run.
Maiden Serie A trophy for manager Simone Inzaghi
Simone Inzaghi won his sixth trophy with the Nerazzurri, including a maiden Serie A title. He is now the 3rd Inter manager with the most trophies won since the foundation of the Serie A (1929-30), after Helenio Herrera and Roberto Mancini (both 7).
Massive record made by Inter
As mentioned, Inter won the Scudetto with 5 matchdays in hand. As per Opta, no other team has ever won the title earlier than the Nerazzurri in the history of Serie A. Napoli (2022-23), Juventus (2018-19) Fiorentina (1955-56) and Torino (1947-48) are the others. Inter are the only side to have done so twice in the history of the competition, also doing in 2006-07.
Key stats attained after Inter's win
Inter's six successive wins across Milan in all competitions sees them equal their rival's record who did so between 1946-48 and 1911-13. Milan suffered their fifth defeat against Inter in the last nine derby matches in all competitions (D3 L1). Milan manager Stefano Pioli lost his 10th derby. He is the first coach to lose six Milan derbies in a row with the Rossoneri.
A 2-1 win for Inter against Milan
Francesco Acerbi's header handed Inter the lead after he was left unmarked. His goal was the first shot on target in the contest. Inter goalkeeper Yans Sommer made two crucial saves to deny Milan the equalizer. Marcus Thuram made it 2-0 after half-time after timing his run to perfection. Milan stepped up and were rewarded when Fikayo Tomori scored in the 80th minute.
Three red cards late on
Inter substitute Denzel Dumfries was red carded after enterting an altercation and grabbing Theo Hernandez by the collar. The latter too received marching orders as he didn't back down when Dumfries grabbed him. Davide Calabria was sent off for Milan after an unnecessary foul.
