AC Milan 0-0 Inter Milan: 5 Talking Points

AC Milan v FC Internazionale - TIM Cup
Gattuso and Spalletti embrace each other before kickoff

#4 A busy evening for the Goalkeepers

FC Internazionale v AC Milan - Serie A
Handanovic made an excellent save in the first half

It was a busy night for both the goalkeepers as they faced a total of 27 attempts between them on their goal throughout the game. Despite, only five of them being on target, it was not going to be an easy night for either goalkeeper with the attacking threat that their opponents possessed.

Firstly, it was Internazionale goalkeeper Samir Handanovic who was called into action. A swinging Hakan Calhanoglu free-kick was met by the head of Leonardo Bonucci and the Slovenian went down on his feet immediately to make an excellent one-handed save in the first 20 minutes of the first half.

Later, it was AC Milan's teenage sensation Gianluigi Donnaruma who made a vital interception of Ivan Perisic's cross from the left wing to deny an incoming Mauro Icardi from tapping the ball into the back of the net. Other than

It was a tight affair and the game hinged towards only good chance for either team to break the deadlock and grab the three points but poor finishing from the players of either team meant that both clubs left with a point each and a clean sheet.

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