Simone Inzaghi Exceeds Marcello Lippi And Fabio Capelo's Record At Supercoppa Italiana

Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi lifted the trophy for the winner of Supercoppa Italiana. (X/@Inter)

JAKARTA - Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi set a record when winning Supercoppa Italiana. One of them Inzaghi successfully surpassed the record of two legendary Italian coaches, Marcello Lippi and Fabio Capello after bringing Inter to a 1-0 win over Napoli in the final match at Al Awal Park Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 in the morning WIB.

Inzaghi's achievements are actually still inferior to Lippi and Cappelo and Carlo Ancelotti. They are a row of coaches who have won major trophies such as the Champions League. Even the Lippi trophy is more complete because it brought Italy to win the 2006 World Cup.

However, Inzaghi began to strengthen as a coach who was increasingly being taken into account. He represents the next generation coach who is getting worse.

Inzaghi's success in bringing Inter to defend the Supercoppa Italiana trophy made himself the only coach to become a champion five times. Inzaghi passed the Lippi and Cappelo records which recorded four times winning Supercoppa.

Filippo Inzaghi's younger brother is also listed as the coach who brings the team to the finals the most than other coaches. This led the 47-year-old coach to be referred to as Mr. Supercoppa. Especially after bringing I Nerazzurri to become the champion for the third time in a row.

Inter beat Juventus in the 2021 edition and then conquered AC Milan in the Derby della Madonnina in 2022. At that time, Supercoppa Italiana was still wearing the one-match format that brought together the Italian League champions and the Italian Coppa. When wearing the final four format for the first time, Inter, who won it.

"I am certainly satisfied with this achievement. More than that, all players deserve appreciation for this three-year achievement. Likewise, clubs that make our needs always fulfilled," said Inzaghi.

"I dedicate this to fans who have traveled a long way to come here. We want to enjoy this moment with fans. The goal of all the players, including those on the bench, is to share this beautiful moment with fans," said the former Lazio coach.

Inzaghi also set a record as Inter coach who reached the most finals in club history. He brought Beneamata five times in the top match by beating Helenio Herrera and Roberto Mancini who each brought the team to the final four times.

According to Inzaghi, there is no secret recipe that allows Inter to reap achievements and win many trophies.

"Indeed, nothing is kept secret. You just need a good team. That's what I have at Inter or at Lazio," said Inzaghi.

"In certain ways, I remain optimistic. The reason is that you have one week of preparation time. This time we didn't get it," he said.

"I also need to give praise to players who are substitutes. They play effectively to score goals. This strengthens if we really need all the players to contribute this season," he said again.

In the final match, Inter had to work hard before overcoming Napoli. Inter's only winning goal was scored by captain Lautaro Martinez in injury time or 90+1 minutes.

In that match, Napoli had to play with 10 people after Giovanni Simeone's red card in the 60th minute. He got a second yellow card followed by a red card for a foul on Francesco Acerbi.

Despite losing a player, I Partenopei still put up a fight until the last minute before being conceded by Martinez.