JAKARTA - Napoli advanced to the final of the Italian Supercopa after defeating defending champions AC Milan 2-0 in the semi-final at the King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, December 19, 2025 WIB. In the final, Napoli faces Inter Milan or Bologna.
Milan failed to defend the title after having to admit Napoli's advantage in a heated match with high tension. The failure also made Milan focus on the Italian Serie A competition. The reason is, Milan, which is currently in second place in the league, has also been eliminated in the Coppa Italia.
Meanwhile, Napoli have the chance to scoop three trophies this season even though they have to work hard to win them. Napoli are still in the Coppa Italia after knocking out Cagliari.
They also maintain competition in the domestic competition by occupying the third position. After losing 1-0 to Udinese, I Partenopei is two points behind Inter who are perched at the top of the standings. Meanwhile, Milan is only one point ahead of Napoli.
Now, Napoli has successfully made it to the final and has the opportunity to win the first trophy of the season after eliminating Milan. They also hope to win the Supercopa Italiana for the third time after last lifting this trophy in 2014.
The match itself was marked by tension between the two teams. Even towards the end of the match, two England players Fikayo Tomori got into a tense situation with Scott McTominay.
Tensions also involved Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri with Antonio Conte who successfully led Napoli to the Scudetto last season. They had a verbal argument during the match. Once the match was over, a disappointed Allegri immediately headed to the locker room and refused to shake hands with Conte.
Conte himself did not question when the rival coach refused to shake hands. According to him, Napoli has fulfilled the target of qualifying for the Italian Supercopa final.
"We really want to qualify for the final and we have the opportunity to win this trophy. However, we also know that both teams are equally strong. However, I am happy because the players showed a high spirit to win this trophy," said Conte as quoted by Football Italia.
Meanwhile, Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo admitted he was satisfied to make it to the final. "We showed the best performance with strong commitment. This victory means a lot to us," said Di Lorenzo.
Unlike Allegri who is definitely disappointed for failing to defend the title. Moreover, Milan conceded goals that were too easy and actually didn't have to happen. On the other hand, the Rossoneri's front line seems to have lost sharpness so that they are unable to dismantle the Napoli defense.
"Once again, we conceded too easily twice," said Allegri.
In the match, both teams actually displayed an impressive attacking game. Both teams attacked each other. Only Napoli was luckier because they managed to break the deadlock when David Neres defeated goalkeeper Mike Maignan in the 39th minute.
Building an attack through a slick collaboration with striker Rasmus Hojlund, he managed to take advantage of the mistakes of defenders Koni De Winter and Maignan which gave Napoli a 1-0 lead.
After the goal, Milan tried to bounce back and put pressure. But Napoli's strong defense made the duo of Christian Pulisic and Christopher Nkunku unable to break the opponent's goal.
On the other hand, Napoli managed to increase the lead in the second half. Hojlund secured Napoli's victory after breaking Milan's goal in the 63rd minute. The score changed to 2-0 for Napoli.
There was no additional goal from Napoli. Meanwhile, Milan still failed to catch up so that the score remained until the end of the match.
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