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Mauro Icardi Hat-Trick Lifts Inter Milan Past AC Milan in Derby Clash

Mauro Icardi stole the show during Inter's 3-2 win over rivals Milan in the Derby della Madonnina on Sunday, bagging a hat-trick for the Nerazzurri.

As shared by OptaPaolo, he became the first player in over five years to accomplish the feat:

What made the captain's feat even more impressive was his lack of form entering the derby, via Football Italia:

Those numbers took a serious boost with this hat-trick:

It took the Argentina international 28 minutes to open the scoring, the only goal in an otherwise busy first half. As expected, the Milan derby was a furious affair, with plenty of flying tackles and cards.