Inter Milan retained the Italian Super Cup by logically outclassing an AC Milan without spring (3-0), allowing the nerazzurro coach Simone Inzaghi to win this trophy for the fourth time in four participations, Wednesday in Riyadh. Federico Dimarco at the end of a nice collective movement (10th) then Edin Dzeko all in class (21st) concretized a perfect first half hour of the Interists against borrowed Milanese, like their last performances.
The Rossoneri certainly picked up some color in the second half but were again victims of their defensive lightness in the evening, punished by Lautaro Martinez (77th). A true man of the finals, Simone Inzaghi won his fourth Italian Supercup at the age of 46. He joins the record holders Fabio Capello and Marcello Lippi. Inzaghi had won it twice with Lazio Rome (2017 and 2019) before his first success with Inter last season.
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“It was a perfect match,” savored the coach on Mediaset. “It’s the second goal achieved after qualifying for the eighth Champions League. As a coach, it’s a pleasure to see this team play”, he added. Milan is still waiting to launch its year 2023, having arrived in Riyadh on a series of disappointments since the post-World Cup recovery: two frustrating draws against AS Roma (2-2) and Lecce (2-2) which allowed Naples to escape at the top of Serie A, and a surprise elimination at San Siro in the eighth Italian Cup against Torino (1-0 ap). Like Theo Hernandez, the shadow of the side he was at the World Cup with the Blues, Milan no longer finds the legs that had carried him to the scudetto.
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The semi-automatic offside, tested for the first time in an Italian match before being used in the return phase of the championship, took much less time than the Rossoneri to come into action, to validate the opener by Federico Dimarco, receiving a center from Nicolo Barella after a good exchange after Dzeko. The Bosnian, despite his 36 years, showed his talent again by scoring a nice second goal, after a nice hook. “I’m almost 22,” joked Dzeko after his big match, assuring that this title was not “revenge” after the scudetto lost on the wire last season.
Ciprian Tatarusanu, responsible for guarding the cage for the Rossoneri in the prolonged absence of Mike Maignan (calf), did what was necessary to avoid the 3-0 on a recovery from Dzeko (27th) then a heavy strike from Dimarco ( 29th). But he gave in again at the end of the match on the strike from outside the right of world champion Lautaro Martinez, winner of his physical duel with Fikayo Tomori. Meanwhile, Milan has tried to react, in particular thanks to Rafael Leao. The Portuguese, already dangerous in the first half on a shot deflected by André Onana (17th), shot just above (49th) and was not far from finding the head of Olivier Giroud (57th), firmly watched and unable, for once, to shine during the derby.
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