Simone Inzaghi’s Inter Milan secured a convincing 3-0 victory over rivals AC Milan to clinch the Italian Supercup on Wednesday, courtesy of first-half strikes from Federico Dimarco and Edin Dzeko, in addition to one to place a last sprucing third from the Argentine Lautaro Martinez.
The annual assembly between the Coppa Italia winners and Serie A champions had the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ablaze with a spectacular present of fireworks for the second time in 4 days, following FC Barcelona’s emphatic 3-1 victory over long-time nemeses Real Madrid within the El Clasico Spanish Super Cup last on Sunday.
“The lads had the perfect approach, we were always sharp and solid. Our first target of the season was to get through to the Champions League knockouts, and the second was this trophy, so it is so pleasing for a coach to see this,” Inter supervisor Simone Inzaghi advised Sport Mediaset.
“We remained concentrated, aggressive, determined, all ingredients you need in a final.”
Dimarco scored the primary purpose after 10 minutes when he bumped into the field unmarked and tapped in Nicolo Barella’s cross.
Milan’s Rafael Leao may have equalised after 16 minutes, however Inter keeper Andre Onana tipped his shot from an acute angle over for a nook.
Inter doubled their benefit after 21 minutes when Dzeko acquired the ball on the left, wrongfooted Sandro Tonali and fired into the underside proper nook from contained in the field.
Milan wakened after the second purpose and began to achieve possession, forcing Inter onto the defensive however they could not discover a breakthrough. Leao managed to get into the field 4 minutes into the second half, however the Milan striker fired simply over the bar.
Martinez wrapped up the win within the 77th minute when he scored with a chic curled shot with the skin of his left foot.
Milan’s greatest likelihood of the match got here one minute into stoppage time when Ante Rebic’s supposed cross hit the highest of the crossbar.
“I did not expect this, as I know the quality of my players, so I expected a more positive performance,” Milan coach Stefano Pioli stated after the match.
“At this moment, we are struggling to react to an error, to remain united as a team… the lack of results is starting to weigh on us.”
The consequence marks the primary time Inter have gained towards Milan in an Italian cup last, having misplaced the Coppa Italia in 1977 and the Italian Super Cup in 2011.
