Milan Take 2-0 Lead Over Inter Within the First 10 Minutes

Milan made a very good start to the Madonnina Derby. They went 2-0 up in the first 10 minutes of the match, thanks to goals from Christian Pulisic and Adrien Rabiot. The Rossoneri could not have started this game any better.

Pulisic struck with a header in the 3rd minute, 45 seconds in, from Diego Moreira's cross from the right. The goal was Milan's fastest against Inter in Serie A. The record had been held by Alexandre Pato, who scored in 43 seconds in April 2011.

Rabiot's goal also came from a Moreira delivery, this time from a corner. The French midfielder hit a first-time shot from 12 metres into the bottom corner at the far post. Milan were ahead with two goals in the 11th minute.

The statistics are also striking. Since 1974, no team had gone 2-0 up within 10 minutes in this derby. That year Inter scored twice in the first seven minutes on their way to a 5-2 win. Milan fans, meanwhile, lost 5-4 in 1932 despite being 2-0 up in the sixth minute.