Inter Milan sets up Italian Super Cup final with Napoli in Saudi Arabia

Fri, Jan 19, 2024
Soccer News (AP)

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Inter Milan is hoping a midseason trophy will catapult the team to the Serie A title.

The Nerazzurri are on track following a 3-0 win over Lazio in the Italian Super Cup semifinals on Friday.

Serie A leader Inter will face Serie A titleholder Napoli in Monday's final.

Napoli, lying eighth in the league, beat Fiorentina 3-0 on Thursday.

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Marcus Thuram put Inter ahead 17 minutes in at Al-Awwal Park Stadium after Federico Dimarco used a backheel flick to set up the France forward. Then Hakan Calhanoglu converted a penalty kick after the break and Davide Frattesi finished off a counterattack three minutes from time.

Inter also hit the crossbar twice in a dominating performance - first by Nicolo Barella early on and then by Lautaro Martinez after Calhanoglu's penalty.

The Italian Super Cup was always contested between the Serie A champion and the Italian Cup winner from the previous season but the format was changed this year to include the runners-up from those competitions - similar to the Spanish competition, which was held in the same stadium in Riyadh last week.

Napoli ran away with the Serie A title last season, finishing above Lazio, while Inter beat Fiorentina in the Italian Cup final.

Inter also beat Lazio 2-0 in the league last month in Rome, and won at Napoli 3-0.

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