Inter Milan beat rivals AC Milan 3-0 to win Italian Supercup

Inter Milan win Italian Supercup

Inter Milan defeated AC Milan 3-0 on Wednesday, with first-half goals from Federico Dimarco and Edin Dzeko and a late third from Lautaro Martinez clinching the trophy.

The annual match between the Coppa Italia champions and the Serie A champions took place in Riyadh’s King Fahd International Stadium.

“The lads had the perfect approach, we were always sharp and solid. Our first target of the season was to get through to the Champions League knockouts, and the second was this trophy, so it is so pleasing for a coach to see this,” Inter manager Simone Inzaghi told Sport Mediaset.

“We remained concentrated, aggressive, determined, all ingredients you need in a final.”

Dimarco opened the scoring after 10 minutes when he ran into the box unmarked and tapped in Nicolo Barella’s cross.

Rafael Leao had a chance to equalize after 16 minutes, but Inter goalkeeper Andre Onana pushed his attempt from an acute angle over for a corner.

Dzeko doubled Inter’s lead after 21 minutes, after receiving the ball on the left, surprising Sandro Tonali, and firing from within the box into the bottom right corner.

After the second goal, Milan made full recovery and began to win possession, forcing Inter to defend but failed to make a breakthrough.

Leao was giving them hard time, managing to get into the box four minutes into the second half, but the Milan forward was not successful in his attempts.

In the 77th minute, Martinez sealed the victory with a beautiful curling shot from the outside of his left foot.

The Rossoneri best chance of the derby came one minute into stoppage time when Ante Rebic’s intended cross was denied by the crossbar.

“I did not expect this, as I know the quality of my players, so I expected a more positive performance,” Milan coach Stefano Pioli said after the match.

“At this moment, we are struggling to react to an error, to remain united as a team… the lack of results is starting to weigh on us.”

After losing the Coppa Italia in 1977 and the Italian Super Cup in 2011, the outcome marks the first time Inter has defeated Milan in an Italian cup final.