In the opening 11 minutes, Inter blitzed their local rivals with two goals.
Inter Milan defeated AC Milan 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal at San Siro thanks to goals from Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
After a strong first half, Inter easily could have ended the match after blitzing their local rivals with two goals in the first 11 minutes.
After a lackluster start in front of their supporters, Milan performed better after the break, but they will be happy to still be within striking distance of the 2010 champions.
The bitter rivals hadn't faced off in the Champions League since their 2005 quarterfinal match, which was called off after 73 minutes of the second leg because some Inter fans had thrown flares into the field; one of the flares hit and hurt Milan goalkeeper Dida.
The loss of star forward Rafael Leao due to a muscular injury delivered a setback to Milan's hopes of winning their eighth European Cup trophy and reaching their first final since their victory in 2007. The Italian team quickly outplayed Milan after a fast start from Simone Inzaghi's side.
The former Manchester City striker Dzeko outmuscled Davide Calabria from Federico Dimarco's corner and slammed a volley from 12 yards past the hapless Mike Maignan in the Milan goal to give Inter the lead after only eight minutes.
And three minutes later, they had a second. Mkhitaryan advanced through the Milan defense to shoot past Maignan after Dimarco was freed down the left and cut the ball across the area into his path.
The former Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu's 25-yard strike against the post and Maignan's close-range block of Mkhitaryan's attempt by Inter put the Rossoneri completely at sea.
Stefano Pioli's team experienced a tremendous sigh of relief as Inter were given a penalty in the 31st minute after Lautaro Martinez was brought down by Simon Kjaer's challenge. But after the VAR asked him to evaluate his choice, Spanish referee Jesus Gil Manzano decided to reverse his initial call.
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