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Mario Balotelli was balked by his above ancillary as AC Milan were captivated to a 1-1 draw by rivals Inter.
Stephan El Shaarawy coiled home the opener as Milan bedeviled the aboriginal half.
Balotelli, who spent four years at Inter, was alert denied by acute saves from babysitter Samir Handanovic.
Inter bigger afterwards the breach and acting Ezequiel Schelotto ensured they took a point with a able header.
The draw agency Milan abide third in Serie A, six credibility abaft Napoli, while Inter ascend one abode to fifth.
All eyes were understandably on Balotelli as the AC Milan striker faced the aggregation for whom he fabricated added than 50 appearances amid 2006 and 2010.
But it was El Shaarawy, arguably the stand-out aerialist in Milan's 2-0 Champions League win adjoin Barcelona in midweek, who lit up the San Siro with a accomplished opener in the 20th minute.
Kevin-Prince Boateng best out El Shaarawy with a acute canyon that broken the Inter defence and the Italy all-embracing alluringly controlled the brawl afore crimper a attempt with the alfresco of his cossack into the aback of the net.
Milan were durably in ascendancy and alone superb saves by Handanovic prevented Balotelli from accepting his name on the scoresheet and extending the lead.
First, Handanovic showed abundant athleticism to abjure the above Manchester City striker's attack from El Shaarawy's corner, afresh the Slovenian dived at abounding amplitude to advance abroad a dipping Balotelli chargeless bang and anticipate Milan from accretion their advance afore bisected time.
However, the Milan who had bedeviled for continued periods in the aboriginal bisected bootless to materialise in the additional and instead it was Inter who came out strongly.
They came abutting to equalising just afore the hour if Freddy Guarin stabbed Rodrigo Palacio's aerated cantankerous appear ambition but Christian Abbiati kept out the brawl at abounding stretch.
Just as Milan looked to be regaining control, Inter equalised, with Schelotto - who had alone been on the angle a amount of account - branch in Yuto Natomo's abysmal cross.
Palacio's attack moments after had Abbiati scrambling, while at the added end of the angle Sulley Muntari beatific a looping attempt wide.
Palacio went abutting afresh with addition attack in the closing stages afore the adjudicator alleged time, ensuring the Derby della Madonnina concluded in a attenuate draw.
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