Get Rid Of Atalanta Via Brace Dumfries, Inter Milan To The Italian Supercopa Final

Inter Milan player Denzel Dumfries scored with a cross against Atalanta in Supercopa Italiana. (X/@Inter)

JAKARTA - Inter Milan advanced to the Italiana Supercopa or the Italian Super Cup final after eliminating Atalanta. In the semifinal match at Al destroyed Park Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, January 3, 2025 in the morning WIB, Inter won 2-0 through the Denzel Dumfries brace.

Inter, who are defending champion Supercopa Italiana, have the opportunity to win another trophy for the fourth time in a row after stopping Atalanta's resistance. The victory made Inter unbeaten in a meeting with La Dea. In the first match in domestic competition, Inter, who played at home, won 4-0.

In that match, Inter Simone coach Inzaghi was still able to field the best squad despite losing Francesco Acerbi and Benjamin Pavard. On the other hand, Atalanta was not strengthened by Mateo Retegui, Juan Cuadrado and Gianluca Scamacca who had not recovered from injury.

However, coach Gian Piero Gasperini made a surprise by backing up Ademola Lookman and Charles De Ketelaere. On the other hand, striker Matteo Rugeri was the first choice. He was supported by Nicolo Zaniolo who has skyrocketed since joining Atalanta.

In a duel in neutral place in Saudi Arabia, Inter took the initiative to attack. Captain Lautaro Martinez had already threatened Atalanta's goal. But Martinez's reflexive near-range shot was thwarted by goalkeeper Marco Carnesexcchi.

Carnesecchi made another brilliant save when Martinez's second shot was blocked. When the ball rebounded, he again thwarted Federico Dimarco's attempt.

Atalanta, who rarely puts pressure, finally got the chance to score a goal. It's just that Giorgio Scalvini's header could be thwarted by goalkeeper Yann Sommer. No goals were scored so that the score remained 0-0 when the Pertma ended.

Entering the second half, Inter played more aggressively. The Nerazzurri's efforts finally paid off after Dumfries scored a beautiful goal in the 49th minute. Starting from a corner that was received by the Dutch national team player. While turning his back on the goal, he greeted the ball with a header and then fired a cross that broke into Atalanta's goal.

Left behind 1-0, Atalanta tried to get up and pressure the opponent. But their efforts never paid off. On the other hand, Inter managed to increase their lead after Dumfries scored the second goal in the 61st minute.

The goal started with Dimarco's cross which Mehdi Taremi failed to greet. It's just that the ball fell at the feet of Dumfries which immediately threw the ball into the net to make a brace.

Atalanta had a chance to reduce the lag when Ederson beat Sommer in the 72nd minute. Only the goal was followed because he was in an offside position. The 2-0 score for Inter did not change and lasted until the game was over. In the final, they meet AC Milan or Juventus.