AC Milan v Inter - Live Serie A updates as Thuram doubles Nerazzurri's lead to put them on brink of title

Inter are halfway there. Acerbi's goal, where he was left unmarked at a corner to head home, has the Nerazzurri 45 minutes away from their 20th Scudetto.

However, it's been an open game with plenty of chances at both ends, so there is still plenty to play for here. Can Milan make a second half comeback? Join us in 15 minutes to find out.

A neat give and go between Dimarco and Martinez looks to send the wing-back away but Tomori gets back to make an excellent recovery, before Pavard does the same at the other end on Leao. This has been a humdinger of a first half.

It's end to end! Sommer is the first to act, parrying away a Calabria effort to send Inter immediately on the counter, with Maignan denying Mkhitaryan at the end of it.

Inter look threatening once more and this time Barella picks out Thuram with space in the box about 12 yards out, but his cushioned finish goes wide of the far post. Another massive chance for the Nerazzurri to double their lead.

The first Milan yellow of the night goes to Hernandez for a rash sliding challenge on Barella. The two of them are really going to war tonight.

It wins Inter a free-kick 25 yards out and Dimarco likes the look of it, but his effort is charged down by the wall.

Milan's new system does look new, it must be said. They have struggled to get Pulisic into the game particularly, and lots of spaces are opening up for Inter in midfield, with the Rossoneri looking a bit positionally confused at times.

Two Inter players in the book now, Martinez joining Barella after a high boot on Tomori.

Milan hit on the counter through Musah, who has loads of space to run into as the game really opens up.

He finds Leao, who works space for a shot, but his low effort is well saved by the alert Sommer. Moments later Leao has another chance to shoot, but this time spanks it miles over.

Leao finds a bit of space to run into and gets past Acerbi, but Pavard makes the challenge for a Milan corner. Adli delivers, Loftus-Cheek nods on, but it's cleared back out to Adli...who is offside.

Should have been 2-0! A lovely bit of interplay between Thuram and Dimarco sends the wing-back to the byline and his cut-back finds Martinez eight yards out, but he somehow fires high and wide! Terrible miss from the Argentina international, who has hit a dry run recently.

There's the first yellow of the night, and it's a pretty clearcut one as Barella chops down Hernandez.

The Inter end is BOUNCING now! And they are looking to put their foot on the throat as they win a free-kick in a promising position on the right wing. Dimarco sends it in and it's an awkward tester under the bar for Maignan, but he collects at the second time of asking.

We have lift-off! Thuram has Milan worried as he darts into the box and tries to take on Gabbia 1v1, but the eventual cross is cut out by Tomori for another corner.

Dimarco's outswinger is nodded on and Acerbi is there unmarked from six yards to head home the finish! A big step towards the Scudetto for Inter.

Thuram tries to slip in Darmian but his ball is cut out for a corner, the first of the game. Calhanoglu goes over to take it and gets about as warm a welcome as you would expect under the Curva Sud where the fans of his old club Milan sit.

Dimarco's curling cross is nice, but Maignan takes it confidently.

First real sighter for Milan, but Hernandez's shot is always bending well wide of the far post.

Here come Milan. Musah swings in a cross from the right, it's booted clear. It's a nice balanced start to this one, plenty of edge to it and with both sides enjoying spells in dangerous territory.

That didn't take long. Barella is caught late, Adli doesn't like his reaction, and the Inter players don't like his reaction, erm, to the reaction. A few handbags later and we're going to restart without any bookings.

A classic Inter move, this, as Dimarco switches to his opposite wing-back Darmian, whose lay-off falls to Martinez, but the striker can only fire over first time. Early warning there.