Inter Milan wins the Italian Super Cup for the second season in a row.
On Wednesday, January 18, a match for the Italian Super Cup took place, in which “Milan” and “Inter” met.
The game took place at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and ended with a crushing victory for the Nerazzurri with a score of 3:0.
“Inter” football players took the lead already in the 10th minute of the meeting – Federico Dimarco scored from a pass from Nicolo Barella. In the 21st minute, Bosnian forward Edin Dzeko, after a pass from defender Alessandro Bastoni, strengthened the advantage of Simone Inzaghi’s wards.
In the second half, “Milan” had more possession of the ball and made sharp attacks more often, but the opponent scored another goal. In the 77th minute, Argentinian forward Lautaro Martinez scored the final score of the match after passing Milan Skriniar.
“Milan” – “Inter” – 0:3
Goals: Dimarco, 10, Dzeko, 21, L. Martinez, 77
“Milan”: Teterushanu, Calabria (Dest, 79), Kier (Caluli, 64), Tomori, T. Hernandez, Tonali, Bennasser, Messias (Origi, 65), Diaz (De Quetelare, 65), Leau, Giroud (Rebych), 79)
“Inter”: Onana, Skriniar, Acherbi, Bastoni (de Vray, 84), Darmian, Barella (Gagliardini, 71), Calhanoglu (Aslani, 84), Mkhitaryan, Dimarco (Gossens, 63), Dzeko (Correa, 71), L. Martinez
Match review:
It is worth noting that the goal in this game was significant for Edin Dzeko. According to Goal, the Bosnian became the oldest goal scorer in the Italian Super Cup, scoring at the age of 36 years and 307 days.
Previously, the record belonged to the ex-Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored in the Italian Super Cup game at the age of 35 years and 350 days.
Let’s add that “Inter” is the winner of the Italian Super Cup for the second time in a row. The Nerazzurri won the trophy last season, beating Juventus 2-1.
