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Dramatic end to historic Milan derby

A last-ditch equaliser gave AC Milan a draw with Inter Milan in Serie A, with the derby kicking off at lunch to suit the Asian TV market.

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AC Milan have fought back from two-goals down to snatch a last-gasp 2-2 draw with Inter Milan in Saturday's Serie A derby, which was their first game under new Chinese ownership.

Cristian Zapata levelled in the seventh minute of stoppage time, with the aid of goal-line technology, after Alessio Romagnoli had scored Milan's first in the 83rd minute.

Inter had led 2-0 from Antonio Candreva's long-range effort on 36 minutes and Mauro Icardi's conversion of a low cross eight minutes later.

Milan remain sixth on 58 points, two points clear of seventh-placed Inter, and one point adrift of a Europa League berth with seven games remaining.

The lunch-time kickoff for the derby, the first in 218 meetings between the old rivals, was designed for the Asian television market.

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The game was played less than 48 hours after Milan were sold to a Chinese-led consortium in a billion dollar deal, following in the footsteps of Inter who have been owned by retail giant Suning Commerce Group since June.


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