Friday 20 January 2023

INTER MILAN CROWNED ITALIAN SUPER CUP CHAMPIONS



KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 (Bernama) -- Inter Milan won the Italian Super Cup as they defended the title with a 3-0 win over arch rivals AC Milan to lift the trophy in front of over 50,000 spectators at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

According to a statement, Deputy Minister of Sports, Badr Abdulrahman Al-Qadi and the President of the Italian Football League, Lorenzo Cassini, crowned Inter Milan with the Italian Super Cup title.

Federico Dimarco scored the first goal at the beginning of the first half, before Edin Džeko fortified Inter's lead with the second goal.

In the second half, Lautaro Martínez confirmed his team's victory by scoring the third goal and won the Super Cup title for the second time in a row, and the seventh in Inter Milan history.

Inter Milan is the third team to be crowned the Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, after Juventus and Lazio who had won the cup previously in Jeddah and Riyadh, respectively.

Brought by the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Sport, the event is hosted with the aim to achieve the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, and as one of the “Quality of Life” Programme’s initiatives, by hosting the most spectacular and largest international sporting events, to ensure a great experience for the visitors of Diriyah Season.

-- BERNAMA

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