Lack of fluidity was in evidence on a night when neither side convinced they could hit the right notes to catch Inter at the top
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The lights went out at San Siro on Sunday, plunging the stadium into darkness for a few moments before Milan’s game at home to Napoli. All part of the show – switched off so they could be switched back on again – a visual metaphor for a curtain being raised.
And why not? This was the last big event of the year at a venue that styles itself as football’s answer to La Scala, the Milan opera house. A Sunday night symphony featuring two of the best teams in
Italy, aspiring candidates for a Serie A title. They promised us 90 minutes of captivating drama. They gave us maybe 10, most of those wrapped up in a contrived final act.