Inter Milan Fulfills Second Target This Season, Wins The Italian Super Cup
JAKARTA - Inter Milan won the Italian Super Cup after defeating their city rivals, AC Milan. In the match played at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, January 19, WIB, Inter won with a score of 3-0.
In that match, the Nerrazuri were without Marcelo Brozovic and Samir Handanovic. On the Milan side, the reigning Italian League champions are still unable to play Mike Maignan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alessandro Florenzi, and Rade Krunic.
The match is only ten minutes old, Inter are waiting. Edin Dzeko sent the ball without controlling it to Nicolo Barella on the right.
The ball was then played to the unmarked Federico Dimarco to convert for the opening goal.
The Milan goal broke again for the second time in the 21st minute. The fast free kick taken by Inter allowed Dzeko to control the ball on the left.
He then cut in to beat Sandro Tonali, and then finished off with a precise drive into the bottom corner of the net past goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu.
Inter who were able to increase the advantage in the 77th minute. Martinez made the most of Skriniar's long pass, to hit the ball accurately into Milan's goal. The 3-0 score lasted until the long whistle sounded.
"The players had the perfect approach today, always sharp and focused. We have to enjoy this because beating Milan in the final was incredible," said the coach, Simone Inzaghi.
"Our first target this season is to qualify from the group stage of the Champions League, the second to win this trophy. It's great for a coach to witness this," he continued.
Dzeko, who performed brilliantly in this match, was also happy with this victory. He considered, Inter deserved to win.
"We are happy for the fans because we deserved to win today. We will celebrate and then we can think of something else," said Dzeko, who was the star of this match.
Dzeko also joked when asked about his brilliant performance in that match. He is considered not like a 36-year-old player. "I will soon be 22 years old!" he said.
Lineup:
AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Ciprian Tatarusanu, Davide Calabria (Sergino Dest 79'), Simon Kjaer (Pierre Kalulu 65'), Fikayo Tomori, Theo Hernandez, Sandro Tonali, Ismael Bennacer, Junior Messias (Divock Origi 65'), Brahim Diaz (Charles De Ketelaere 65'), Rafael Leao, Olivier Giroud (Ante Rebic 79')
Inter Milan (3-5-2): Andre Onana, Milan Skriniar, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni (Stefan De Vrij 84'), Matteo Darmian, Nicolo Barella (Roberto Gagliardini 71'), Hakan Calhanoglu (Kristjan Asilani 84') Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Federico Dimarco (Robin Gosens 63'), Lautaro Martinez, Edin Dzeko (Joaquin Correa 71')