Goals from Marcus Thuram and Davide Frattesi, together with a Hakan Calhanoglu penalty, propelled Inter Milan to a 3-0 victory over Lazio within the Italian Supercup semi-final on Friday, securing their place within the last in opposition to Napoli.
After 17 minutes of steady Inter stress, Federico Dimarco conjured up a second of magic with a skilful heel flick, establishing Thuram, who effortlessly tapped within the ball to interrupt the impasse for the Milan facet.
Inter continued to press after the break, with Calhanoglu doubling the lead 5 minutes in from the penalty spot after Lazio’s Pedro Rodriguez had fouled Lautaro Martinez.
Inter scored once more three minutes earlier than time when an unmarked Frattesi acquired the ball simply outdoors the field after a counter-attack and effortlessly put it away.
Simone Inzaghi’s facet now have a possibility to safe their third consecutive Supercup, with this 12 months’s format for the primary time involving 4 groups.
“We had never played this format before but this is what football is like now, we have to adapt and I congratulated the lads tonight as I really enjoyed myself watching them,” Inzaghi informed Mediaset.
“The players did so well, we had a great performance, immediately had the right approach. Now we are in the final, we must try to recover energy over two days as it is going to be very difficult against Napoli.”
For Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri, it was a forgettable night time as his workforce did not register a single shot on the right track.
“It was clear within four or five minutes. It is clear there is a big difference between us and them but at the same time the difference is not as large as it appeared to be tonight,” Sarri mentioned.
“We cannot underestimate the degree to which we helped them.”
Lazio President Claudio Lotito left his seat shortly after Inter’s second aim and addressed the squad within the dressing room afterward.
“The President was not angry, he was disappointed, just like I was. We were embarrassed in front of a vast television audience,” Sarri mentioned.
“He sees it the way I do: we can lose to Inter but not like that.”
The recreation passed off in a partially-filled Al-Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh.
Inter and Napoli will play the ultimate on Monday on the identical stadium, following the Serie A champions’ 3-0 victory over Fiorentina within the first semi-final on Thursday.
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