Simone Inzaghi was full of praise for his Inter Milanside after a 2-0 win against rivals AC Milan in the away first leg of their Champions League semifinal but said they should have scored more than two goals in an "extraordinary" first half.

Edin Dzeko gave Inter the lead with a fine volley after eight minutes at the San Siro before Henrikh Mkhitaryan doubled their lead just three minutes later.

But with Hakan Calhanoglu also hitting the post and Inter having a penalty award overturned following a review of a challenge on Lautaro Martinez, Inzaghi said they should have made more of their early dominance.

"We had an extraordinary first half, the scoreline was tighter than it should have been, with what we created," Inzaghi said. "The guys were really great in managing such an emotional match.

"We have to continue like this. We know that we're just one step away from a dream that we believed in from August until today."

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