Inter Milan celebrate their 20th Serie A title as they defeat city rivals AC Milan in a bad-tempered derby… with three players sent off in stoppage time

Inter Milan are Serie A champions for the twentieth time after beating their city rivals AC Milan in an ill-tempered match at the San Siro.

Simone Inzaghi’s side needed a win to secure the title and looked to be on their way to a comfortable three points after goals from Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram.

However, AC Milan made things nervous for their bitter rivals after Fikayo Tomori scored with ten minutes plus stoppage time remaining.

The match ended in chaos, with three players sent off in the space of four injury minutes.

Despite late pressure from AC Milan, Inter held on with a 17-point lead over their city rivals with five games to play.

Goals from Franceso Acerbi and Marcus Thuram won the day over AC Milan on Monday evening

It led to wild celebrations after the match when Lautaro Martinez climbed the goal

Inter Milan players and staff brought out banners with the number 20 on them to celebrate their victory, which puts them one title away from AC Milan’s 19.

Tempers flared as three players, including Theo Hernandez and Denzel Dumfries, were sent off

Inter Milan fans took to the streets after the match from the San Siro

At the final whistle, Inzaghi stormed onto the pitch to celebrate with his coaching staff and players.

Lautaro Martinez was left in tears as he fell to the ground, while his teammates hugged each other and celebrated in front of the fans.

The players then took out signs with the number ’20’ on them to celebrate their historic title win – which puts them one point ahead of AC Milan, but still 16 behind Juventus.

However, the club will receive a second star on their kit, as Italian clubs receive a star for every ten league titles they win.

It is Inzaghi’s first Scudetto of his coaching career and his side spent almost the entire season at the top of the table.

Inter took the lead in the 18th minute when Benjamin Pavard nodded in Federico Dimarco’s corner for Acerbi to head in from close range.

Thuram then drilled into the bottom corner from the edge of the area to give Inter a comfortable lead.

Simone Inzaghi has won the Scudetto title for the first time in his coaching career

He jumped into the air in celebration after the final whistle blew after a nerve-wracking ending

Inter Milan has a seventeen-point lead over its nearest rivals AC Milan, with five games left to play

Inter Milan Federico Dimarco is helped onto the roof of the net as he celebrates

Inter Milan fans celebrated their first title in three years in the city’s Piazza del Duomo

It was a disappointing week for AC Milan, who were also eliminated from the Europa League

Desperate not to be the team their rivals won the title against, AC Milan picked up the intensity in the closing stages when Tomori headed home a rebound.

Tempers began to flare when AC Milan’s Theo Hernandez and Inter defender Denzel Dumfries were sent off after a scuffle.

AC Milan’s Davide Calabria was also shown a red card for violent conduct after elbowing an opponent while waiting for a corner kick.

It was a disappointing week for AC Milan, who were faced with the club’s ultra-sonic results after being knocked out of the Europa League against Italian rivals Roma in midweek.

There are reports that manager Stefano Pioli could be replaced at the end of the season.

After the loss to Inter, he responded to the rumors by saying: ‘I do not know. According to the media, Inzaghi seemed to be struggling 14 months ago and look what he has achieved since. I’m happy here, I’m working well and I think the team has room for improvement.

“We’ll see at the end of the season where we all stand and talk about it.”