"In 17 league games, Milan have scored 12 goals with their first shot on target. It happened again on Friday in Cagliari, with Rafael Leao getting the winner early in the second half after zero shots on target in the opening 49 minutes. The other night, at San Siro against Bologna, Inter scored through Zielinski with their fourth attempt on goal. Lautaro, Thuram, and Calhanoglu had also shot on target, but Ravaglia in the Rossoblu goal made superb saves."
"On the one hand, there is the idea of the 'corto muso' (winning by a nose), getting maximum result from minimum effort. On the other hand there is 'effervescent football', full of bubbles, an abundant, even overflowing game, yet so much waste. A clash of styles Inter did not need to win 6-1 to prove their merit at the top of the standings, but there's a world of difference between the 3-1 at San Siro and the 1-0 in Cagliari, both in content and manner."
Inter and Milan occupy the top two positions in Serie A through contrasting methods. Milan often scores with its first shot on target and wins by making few chances count, exemplified by Rafael Leao's Cagliari winner after limited attacking danger. Inter produces abundant attacking pressure and high shot volumes, as shown in the 3-1 victory over Bologna with 11 shots on target. The two approaches are described as 'corto muso' pragmatic efficiency versus 'effervescent football' abundant but wasteful attacking play. The standings are close, with Inter one point ahead and both styles proving effective in league competition.
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