RIAD (SAUDI ARABIA) (ITALPRESS) – A never tame AC Milan accomplished the feat and won a comeback 3-2 against Inter Milan, raising the Italian Super Cup to the sky. Down by two goals due to goals by Lautaro Martinez at the end of the first half and Taremi at the beginning of the second half, it was Hernandez, Pulisic and Abraham who turned it all around and gave Conceicao’s side the title. On the quarter-hour mark, Reijnders received the ball on the edge of the box, got rid of Bisseck with a number but then kicked badly with his left foot from a great position. On 23′ it was Inzaghi’s men again who tried with Dimarco, but his left-footed shot from distance was parried into the corner by Maignan. At 36′, Calhanoglu is forced off with muscle discomfort. Unlocking a balanced and well-played match by both was Martinez in the midst of recovery. Jimenez gives away a throw-in that Dimarco quickly beats for Taremi, who serves the Argentine in the box, who feints a right-footed shot, shifts the ball to his left and holes Maignan with a handful of seconds left in the first half. Conceicao’s team took the blow and not even two minutes into the second half conceded 2-0. De Vrij verticalizes and surprises a defensive line that was too careless, with Taremi stoppering the ball well and piercing Maignan flat for the double. For Milan it looked like the knockout blow, but on 7′ they immediately shortened the gap. Newcomer Leao earned a free kick from the edge of the box, which Hernandez headed past a guilty Sommer at his post for 2-1. On 17′, Bastoni put his face to it to providentially save a shot from Reijnders from a very favorable position, with the Dutchman unleashed on the shot after a great serpentine run by Leao on the left. The reigning Italian champions came close to making it 3-1 at 27′, when a close-range shot by newcomer Carlos Augusto caught the inside post bounced off the goal line before Maignan managed to recover the ball. The match is beautiful and, at 35′, the 2-2 came. Leao launches Hernandez on the run, the Frenchman puts in a beautiful ball in tow on which Pulisic ventures, who unleashes his left-footed shot to pierce Sommer in the far corner. At 42′, Frattesi was unleashed in the box, the defense stopped him but after a rebound it was Dumfries who had the winning ball on the right, with Maignan coming out and barring his way, saving his side. In the midst of recovery, here is the 3-2 for the Rossoneri. Leao is served in the box behind Asllani and serves Abraham in the center who, all alone, scores the easiest of goals. In the final, nothing more would happen and Milan could rejoice in winning a trophy that had been missing since the Scudetto won two and a half years ago.- Image photo -(ITALPRESS).
