Three stoppage-time red cards and multiple scuffles as Inter seal Serie A title against AC Milan
Inter Milan's title-winning victory over rivals AC Milan had a chaotic edge to it with three late red cards in a 2-1 win.
Inter Milan emerged Serie A champions after a 2-1 win at the San Siro thanks to goals from Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram before Fikayo Tomori grabbed a late consolation goal.
But with time seeping into injury time, the frustrations spilt over from AC Milan, who are second in the league and 17 points behind.
Theo Hernandez incensed Denzel Dumfries when he pushed Davide Frattesi, leading to a huge scuffle including most players on both sides.
Eventually, the referee had to jump in the middle to break up the fracas, dishing out red cards to Hernandez, who was already on a yellow, and Dumfries.
But there was further carnage when Davide Calabria pushed Frattesi in the face, leading to the referee once again dipping into his pocket to produce a red to reduce AC Milan to nine men.
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However, it did little to stifle Inter's party atmosphere at full time, with the 'away' fans sitting high in the stands at the San Siro despite also playing at the stadium celebrating wildly.
It is the club's 20th Scudetto, pinching the crown off Napoli after they lost out to the Azzurri last season, as they dominated Serie A this year with just one loss all campaign so far.
AC Milan might be second but were never in the title race and are more at risk of losing their runners-up spot to Juventus, who are five points behind with five games to go.
There was always a chance that tensions could boil over at the San Siro where both Milan sides have a long history of disliking one another.
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It is one of the most fierce derbies in Europe and has also played stage to some of the best matches in Italy over the years including iconic names like Paolo Maldini, Javier Zanetti, Kaka and Ronaldo.
But when it comes to Scudetto titles, Inter are steaming ahead of their rivals with this season being the 20th time they have won the league.
That sees them nudge ahead of AC Milan, who have won it 19 times - adding even more spice to Monday night's celebrations.
But Inter have looked unstoppable this season with their strike force of Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram bundling in goals.
Between them, they have scored 35 goals in Serie A and overall the squad has scored 79 times - more than anyone else in the league.
But as good as they have been in front of goal, they have looked unbreakable at the back where Yann Sommer marshalls the best defence in the country.
Just 18 goals have been conceded all season with veteran defender Acerbi, 36, locking down a formidable back-three of Benjamin Pavard and Alessandro Bastoni.