Luca Antonelli scored on his Milan debut, but Juventus emerged 3-1 winners as Max Allegri beat Pippo Inzaghi.
There was a big gap between the giants going into this game, as Juve hoped to extend their seven-point lead at the top of the table and the Rossoneri wanted to build on last week’s win over Parma, their first Serie A success of 2015.
Carlos Tevez – who started despite suffering from flu symptoms – opened the scoring. However, Milan equalised with their debutant Luca Antonelli, who got a glancing header from a corner. He had already beaten Juve this season with Genoa and it was a special moment for the man who grew up in the Rossoneri youth academy only to return years later.
The celebrations did not last long, as Muntari was caught in possession and Morata forced a great fingertip save out of Diego Lopez.
From the resulting corner, Tevez knocked it down for a Leonardo Bonucci flick from six yards with his back to goal. The defender’s run to the crowd didn’t quite go to play, as he fell head-first over the advertising boards.
Juve extended their advantage when Claudio Marchisio’s snapshot cannoned off the upright and into the path of Alvaro Morata.
Morata had the ball in the back of the net again, but was offside on Simone Padoin’s scuffed finish. Diego Lopez stuck out a foot to deny Marchisio from point-blank range.
There wasn’t even a free kick when Chiellini ran into Pazzini elbow first, but Tevez was booked and will be suspended for next week’s trip to Cesena.