AC Milan end Inter's undefeated record!

Ronaldinho's debut Serie A goal gave Milan the Derby della Madonnina to end Inter's undefeated record. This was an all-star derby and both teams brought out the big guns. Carlo Ancelotti was without the injured Marco Borriello, Andrea Pirlo, Alessandro Nesta and Pippo Inzaghi, so he unveiled the Brazilian trio of Ronaldinho, Kaka and Alexandre Pato. Jose Mourinho went with Ricardo Quaresma, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Amantino Mancini.

This was Mourinho's first derby, although he had met Ancelotti once before, losing the European Super Cup with Porto. The Rossoneri had a disastrous start to the campaign, but were coming off three straight wins between Serie A and the UEFA Cup. San Siro was sold out and the Inter end was covered in a banner that read: 'Ladies and Gentlemen, tonight the city of Milan is proud to present...'

In the opening three minutes Kaka and Mancini had shots on goal, but when Milan pushed forward, Inter put 10 men behind the ball and prepared to pounce on rapid counter-attacks. An acrobatic Marco Materazzi clearance prevented Pato going clear on goal from nine yards on Ronaldinho's chipped pass, but at the other end an Ibrahimovic cross-shot was kicked out by an outstretched Christian Abbiati foot.

Milan had a fantastic chance on 25 minutes. Ronaldinho and Kaka combined down the left flank for the former Barcelona man's angled drive, bringing a splendid save out of Julio Cesar at the near post.

On the counter-attack Kaka sprung the offside trap down the right flank and chipped up a pass for Ronaldinho's towering header from eight yards! Dinho out-jumped Cambiasso and went mad in his celebrations, dancing and riling up the crowd after his first Serie A goal.

There was curious moment as Gattuso and Ancelotti had a shouting match on the sidelines following a booking, the Coach telling his player to calm down.

Pato went on a blazing run down the right channel, but was closed down at the last second by Julio Cesar. Materazzi would've risked a red card if his collision with Pato was considered to be a foul, as the Brazilian was clear on goal, but the referee waved play on.

Ambrosini got the crowd on its feet with a series of tackles in quick succession to clear the danger and as Kaka was going on the counter, Burdisso hacked him down for a second bookable offence, leaving Inter with 10 men for the final 14 minutes.

Materazzi was sent off from the bench for his furious protests. Replays show there was contact, but it was very similar to the first half incident between Materazzi and Kaka, so the referee remained consistent.

Andriy Shevchenko came on as Ronaldinho was given a standing ovation by San Siro. Sheva has an excellent record in the derby, scoring 14 goals in 15 games against Inter.

Milan: Abbiati; Zambrotta, Maldini, Kaladze, Jankulovski; Gattuso (Bonera 88), Seedorf, Ambrosini; Kakà, Ronaldinho (Shevchenko 83); Pato (Flamini 74)

Inter: Julio Cesar; Maicon, Burdisso, Materazzi (Cruz 59), Chivu; Zanetti, Cambiasso, Vieira (Stankovic 80); Quaresma, Ibrahimovic, Mancini (Adriano 59)

Sent off: Burdisso 76 (I), Materazzi 82 (I - from bench)