Inter Milan’s victory over rivals AC Milan had a chaotic side with three late red cards in a 2-1 win.
Inter Milan became Serie A champions after a 2-1 win at San Siro thanks to goals from Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram before Fikayo Tomori scored a late consolation goal.
But with time creeping into stoppage time, frustrations spread to AC Milan, second in the league and 17 points behind.
Theo Hernandez irritated Denzel Dumfries when he pushed Davide Frattesi, leading to a huge brawl including most players from both sides.
Eventually the referee had to jump in the middle to end the fight, handing out red cards to Hernandez, who was already on yellow, and to Dumfries.
But there was further carnage when Davide Calabria pushed Frattesi in the face, leading the referee to dig into his pocket once more to produce a red to reduce AC Milan to nine men.
However, this failed to quell Inter’s party atmosphere at full time, with the ‘away’ fans sitting high in the San Siro stands, even though they were also playing at the stadium to celebrate extravagantly.
This is the club’s 20th Scudetto, snatching the crown from Napoli after losing to the Azzurri last season, while they have dominated Serie A this year with just one defeat all campaign so far.
AC Milan may be second, but have never been in the title race and are more likely to lose second place to Juventus, who are five points behind with five matches remaining.
There was always a risk that tensions would boil over at San Siro, where the two Milan teams have long hated each other.
It is one of the fiercest derbies in Europe and has also hosted some of Italy’s best matches over the years, including iconic names like Paolo Maldini, Javier Zanetti, Kaka and Ronaldo.
But when it comes to Scudetto titles, Inter are ahead of their rivals, with this season being the 20th time they have won the championship.
That puts them ahead of AC Milan, who have won it 19 times, adding even more spice to Monday night’s celebrations.
But Inter have looked unstoppable this season with their strike force of Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram combining for goals.
Between them they have scored 35 goals in Serie A and in total the team has scored 79 times, more than anyone else in the league.
But as good as they have been in front of goal, they have looked unbreakable in defense where Yann Sommer marshals the best defense in the country.
Just 18 goals have been conceded all season with veteran defender Acerbi, 36, locking down a formidable defensive trio of Benjamin Pavard and Alessandro Bastoni.
Inter Milan’s victory over rivals AC Milan had a chaotic side with three late red cards in a 2-1 win.
Inter Milan became Serie A champions after a 2-1 win at San Siro thanks to goals from Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram before Fikayo Tomori scored a late consolation goal.
But with time creeping into stoppage time, frustrations spread to AC Milan, second in the league and 17 points behind.
Theo Hernandez irritated Denzel Dumfries when he pushed Davide Frattesi, leading to a huge brawl including most players from both sides.
Eventually the referee had to jump in the middle to end the fight, handing out red cards to Hernandez, who was already on yellow, and to Dumfries.
But there was further carnage when Davide Calabria pushed Frattesi in the face, leading the referee to dig into his pocket once more to produce a red to reduce AC Milan to nine men.
However, this failed to quell Inter’s party atmosphere at full time, with the ‘away’ fans sitting high in the San Siro stands, even though they were also playing at the stadium to celebrate extravagantly.
This is the club’s 20th Scudetto, snatching the crown from Napoli after losing to the Azzurri last season, while they have dominated Serie A this year with just one defeat all campaign so far.
AC Milan may be second, but have never been in the title race and are more likely to lose second place to Juventus, who are five points behind with five matches remaining.
There was always a risk that tensions would boil over at San Siro, where the two Milan teams have long hated each other.
It is one of the fiercest derbies in Europe and has also hosted some of Italy’s best matches over the years, including iconic names like Paolo Maldini, Javier Zanetti, Kaka and Ronaldo.
But when it comes to Scudetto titles, Inter are ahead of their rivals, with this season being the 20th time they have won the championship.
That puts them ahead of AC Milan, who have won it 19 times, adding even more spice to Monday night’s celebrations.
But Inter have looked unstoppable this season with their strike force of Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram combining for goals.
Between them they have scored 35 goals in Serie A and in total the team has scored 79 times, more than anyone else in the league.
But as good as they have been in front of goal, they have looked unbreakable in defense where Yann Sommer marshals the best defense in the country.
Just 18 goals have been conceded all season with veteran defender Acerbi, 36, locking down a formidable defensive trio of Benjamin Pavard and Alessandro Bastoni.