The "Rossoneri", still without their star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic injured in the Achilles tendon of the right leg at the end of January, have a third draw in a row.
French striker Olivier Giroud, who scored twice in the last Milan derby last month (2-1), this time failed to find the net for Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic.
AC Milan's French striker Olivier Giroud tries to block the shot of Inter Milan's Croatian midfielder Ivan Perisic in the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg on March 1, 2022 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium MIGUEL MEDINA AFP
AC Milan however almost took the advantage at the start of the game thanks to a strike from midfielder Alexis Saelemaekers (9th), then a French combination with a discount from Olivier Giroud for Théo Hernandez (10th).
No occasion really worried Mike Maignan, the AC Milan goalkeeper, nor that of Inter during the rest of the meeting.
AC Milan midfielder Alessandro Florenzi clears the ball past Inter Milan's Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko during the Italian Cup semi-final first leg on March 1, 2022 at the Stade Giuseppe Meazza MIGUEL MEDINA AFP
With this draw, Inter now have a fifth game without a win in a row and are still down in attack.
The return match will take place on April 20, but in the meantime AC Milan will travel to Naples on Sunday (8:45 p.m.) to keep their first place in Serie A.
In the other semi-final first leg, Juventus led by Dusan Vlahovic, undefeated since January 12, moves to Fiorentina on Wednesday (9:00 p.m.), before the return match scheduled for April 21.
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