Simone Inzaghi hails 'extraordinary' first half from Inter Milan against AC Milan, urges 'one more push' to make final

Simone Inzaghi hailed an “extraordinary” first-half performance from Inter Milan as they took control of their Champions League semi-final against AC Milan. Inter came flying out of the blocks against their city rivals with Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scoring in the opening 11 minutes. Ad Inter could have extended their lead further as Hakan Calhanoglu hit the post and a penalty decision was overturned by VAR following a challenge on Lautaro Martinez.

Champions LeagueDzeko and Mkhitaryan fire Inter to first leg lead in pulsating clash4 HOURS AGO But Inzaghi's side will still take a 2-0 lead into the second leg next week. “I am very satisfied, the first half was extraordinary, we really could’ve scored more than two goals,” Inzaghi told Amazon Prime Italia. “It was a great game, we have already gone through several rounds, so we know it’s only half-time.

We will have our fans behind us in the second leg and know there is still one more push to make this dream come true.” Inter have now beaten Milan in three different competitions this season – the Champions League, Serie A and Italian Super Cup. They have kept clean sheets in all three of those wins, and have now kept seven clean sheets in total in the Champions League this season. “The lads covered every corner of the pitch,” added Inzaghi.

Inter take control of semi-final with first-leg win Ancelotti slams referee for 'not paying attention' “They helped each other out and we know the job is not done yet.” Mkhitaryan was named player of the match and highlighted Inter’s “extreme hunger” to get a positive result. “From the first minute, we had this extreme hunger to win the game, which we proved in the first half,” he told Amazon Prime Italia. “We controlled it more