After Barca victory, AC Milan tie 1-1 with Inter

Milan dominated the first half and took the lead through Stephen El Shaarawy in the 21st minute, but Inter responded after the break and substitute Ezequiel Schelotto equalized in the 71st.

“It was a fair result,” Inter coach Andrea Stramaccioni said. “Milan had a great first half and they put us in trouble but we responded well and finished better, in a crescendo.”

The draw left Milan third, six points behind second-place Napoli, which visits Udinese on Monday, and 13 points behind Serie A leader Juventus, which beat Siena 3-0 earlier.

Inter is one point behind Milan and level with Lazio, which hosts struggling Pescara on Monday.

In front of a colorful crowd at the San Siro, the 20-year-old El Shaarawy put the Rossoneri ahead by deftly controlling a pass from Kevin-Prince Boateng before using the outside of his foot to launch a precise shot in under the crossbar for the forward's 16th goal of the season.

Six minutes later, Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic prevented Milan from taking a two-goal lead with an acrobatic save to stop a powerful header from Mario Balotelli.

Balotelli, playing against his former club for the first time since transferring from Manchester City last month, also had two other chances in the first half.

Inter fans waved inflated bananas and whistled at Balotelli. The forward, who is of Ghanian descent, responded by holding a finger to his mouth midway through the second half, signaling for the fans to shut up.

Schelotto equalized by heading in a cross from Yuto Nagatomo after being left unmarked in the center of the area.

Earlier in Turin, Juventus bounced back from its loss to Roma in convincing fashion.

Switzerland midfielder Stephan Lichtsteiner gave Juve the lead in the 30th after Siena goalkeeper Gianluca Pegolo redirected a pass from Mirko Vucinic directly into Lichtsteiner's path. Sebastian Giovinco doubled Juve's lead in the 74th from a sharp angle, with Pegolo again responsible, deflecting the shot off the bar and in.

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