According to SempreMilan’s match report and roundup of the Italian front pages, Milan were two goals up inside 10 minutes. Christian Pulisic scored with a header, then Adrien Rabiot added a second from a corner, the sort of opening that changes a derby from a test of patience into a chase.
Inter did pull one back through Alessandro Bastoni, but the game never really returned to neutral. Diego Moreira’s free-kick restored Milan’s two-goal lead before the break, and that became the defining image of the night: every time Inter hinted at a way back, Milan had already shown the sharper touch.
The newspaper reaction reflected that. La Gazzetta dello Sport called it “Milan in ecstasy” and said the derby remains “a nightmare for Inter.” Corriere dello Sport described it as a “masterclass” from Ruben Amorim, while Tuttosport went with “Devilish” for a Milan side that left Inter reeling. Italian back pages are built for drama, but this was one of those cases where the tone fits the scoreline.
What stands out in the reporting is not only that Milan won, but how quickly they took control. Moreira was central to that, credited with two assists before capping the performance with the free-kick that made it 3-1. In a fixture that can so often bog down into caution and resentment, Milan instead forced the tempo and made Inter spend most of the evening reacting.
SempreMilan also noted that the result was badly needed after the setback against Bologna in midweek. That gives the win a bit more weight. Beating Inter is enough on its own; doing it in a match where Milan needed to steady themselves is why the coverage in Italy leaned so heavily into the scale of the performance.
All four goals came before the interval. The rest of the night was Milan living inside the advantage they had built almost before Inter had settled.
Marcus Azzopardi 
Dua Mifsud