De Vrij late show salvages Milan derby draw for Inter
Stefan de Vrij's stoppage time equaliser rescued a 1-1 Milan derby draw for Inter, after Tijjani Reijnders's first half strike looked to be enough to lift AC Milan to a third-straight derby win.
Simone Inzaghi's side missed the chance to go provisionally top of the Serie A standings.
Despite a cagey opening, Inter twice had the ball in the net in the first half, but both Federico Dimarco and Lautaro Martinez had their goals chalked off for offside.
Apart from those false alarms, there was little in the way of real chances until Yann Sommer palmed away a ferocious strike from Tijjani Reijnders, but just before the break, Milan gained the upper hand.
Reijnders put the host ahead on the stroke of half-time. Sommer denied Rafael Leao, but the goalkeeper could not hold onto the shot, and the Dutchman was on hand to blast his shot into the room of the net.
It was a more frantic start to the second half, with Mike Maignan saving with his legs from Martinez in the opening minute as Inter chased the equaliser from the off, while it also had another goal disallowed, this time for a foul by Denzel Dumfries on Theo Hernandez.
Inter's pressure did not let up, and it struck the frame of the goal three times, first through Yann Bissek's thumping header. Marcus Thuram's volleyed effort also came back off the post late on before Dumfries' towering header hit the upright in stoppage time.
In the 93rd minute, it finally got its reward. Bisseck sent a cross to the back post and Nicola Zalewski chested it down for De Vrij, who hit a first-time shot beyond Maignan.
