#4 Positive start for Pioli
The manner in which Pioli celebrated with his players by running onto the pitch after Inter grabbed the equaliser in stoppage time was nothing short of infectious. The 51-year-old is the ninth coach of Inter in the past six years and was appointed after the sacking of Dutchman Frank de Boer.
The Champions League has been elusive for the Nerazzurri for the past 5 years and the Dutchman was initially appointed with that objective in mind. But 14 games into the season have seen another upheaval and another appointment.
For Pioli, this will be the second top job after managing Lazio. Given that he was a central defender in his playing days it was no surprise to see him go into the derby with a 4-5-1 formation. The safety first approach did help Inter retain control in midfield and also helped the deeper midfielders to run past their own forwards from deep to attack the Milan goal.
They did throw caution to the wind after the keeper was sent up for what turned out to be the final corner of the game but in the end, the goal was a deserved reward for their tactics.
