MILAN (statistics courtesy of Football Data) - Inter have won the Derby della Madonnina for the third time running with tonight's victory following last season's double over the Rossoneri (1-0 away, 4-2 at home). It's the first time the Nerazzurri have beaten their rivals three times in a row since January 2010 when their 2-0 home win followed a 4-0 away victory in 2009/10 campaign and a 2-1 home success the previous year.
For the second year running Inter have come away from AC Milan with a clean sheet. The last time the Nerazzurri managed that was in the late 70's/early 80's when they went 4 away derbies without conceding, winning 1-0 in Serie A 1979/80 and 1981/82 and the Coppa Italia in 1980/81 and securing a goalless draw in Serie A 1983/84.
Tonight's derby is one of 'firsts'. Walter's Samuel's 21st goal in his 264th Serie A game was his first in this fixture, while Yuto Nagatomo saw red for the first time in Italian football on his 90th appearance for the club.
Inter enjoy meeting their rivals in October - tonight's victory makes it 13 for the Nerazzurri out of 27 (8 draws and 6 wins for the Rossoneri), while Inter's sensational away record continues: Stramaccioni's men have been victorious in every one of the 7 matches they've played in all competitions on the road in 2012/13, leaking just one goal in the process: it's the first time since the 2006/07 season that the Nerazzurri have won 7 in a row away from home.
