Get Rid Of Juventus, AC Milan Against Inter Milan In The Italian Supercopa Final
AC Milan and new coach Sergio Conceicao eliminated Juventus in the Italiana Supercopa semifinals or the Italian Super Cup. In a duel at Al-Awwal Park Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, January 4, 2025 in the morning WIB, Milan won 2-1 to meet Inter Milan in the final.
Conceicao's brilliant debut replaces Paulo Fonseca as Milan coach. Especially with the preparation time that Conceicao had when he accepted the offer to coach the seven-time Champions League champions.
The reason is that when he had to leave the club he was handling, Porto, Conceicao only had a short time to prepare for Milan. More than that, the Rossoneri met arch rival Juve in the Supercopa match.
But that match became Conceicao's ideal debut before entering the Italian Serie A competition. The coach, who has successfully played in Italy by strengthening the elite clubs Lazio, Parma and Inter, is at least warming up before experiencing the tight domestic league.
Conceicao also passed the first test smoothly. In a duel in a neutral place in Saudi Arabia, Milan fell behind. However, the team managed to get up and they only needed four minutes to turn ahead.
Victory over Juve led Milan to meet city rivals Inter in the final match. The second edition of the Derby della Madonnina in one season. In the first edition presented in the Serie A competition, Milan successfully beat Inter 2-1.
Hanya, kini Milan sudah berubah pelatih. Sementara, Inter yang berstatus juara bertahan masih ditangani Simone Inzaghi yang tak lain rekan Conceicao saat sama-sama masih bermain di Lazio.
The final match is also a Conceicao reunion because he played for the Nerazzurri from 2001 to 2003. Furthermore, the father of winger Juve Francisco Conceicao then returned to Lazio to win the Coppa Italia.
In the match Supercopa Italiana Conceicao yunior failed to face his father after suffering an injury while warming up. Thiago Motta's coach also replaced Conceicao with another young player, Kenan Yildiz.
The real change is right because Yildiz put Juve ahead. The German-born but opting to defend the Turkish national team overcomes the deadlock after completing Samuel Mbangula's assist in the 21st minute.
Only the referee had time to review the player's 19th goal through VAR. However, the referee finally stated that there were no violations and Yildiz's goal remained valid.
After winning 1-0, Juve actually failed to add goals. Meanwhile, Milan also struggled to penetrate the La Vecchia fire defense. The first half ended with the advantage of one Juve goal.
Entering the second half, Milan tried to get up and press the opponent's defense. Milan's offensive game began at least to threaten Michele Di Gregorio's goal.
Even Milan almost equalized through Theo Hernandez. However, the French national team defender's kick has not paid off. However, Milan remained superior in the possession ball so they could still master the game.
After many failures, winger Christian Pulisic finally broke the deadlock after scoring from the penalty spot. Starting from a foul committed by midfielder Manuel Locatelli by dropping Pulisic in the box in the 71st minute.
The referee also pointed to the spot and Pulisic himself executed it. Goalkeeper Di Gregorio can actually anticipate the direction of the ball and almost reach it. But the ball kept sliding into the net and changed the score to 1-1.
Milan only needed four minutes to turn things around. This time it was the blunder of defender Federico Gatti who scored a goal against him so that Milan managed to lead 2-1.
There were no additional goals and Milan maintained this advantage towards the end of the match. Milan has the right to the final to face Inter in the Derby at Milano at Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 in the morning WIB.