AC Milan lifted the SuperCup title© AFP
Tammy Abraham grabbed a late winner as AC Milan got here from two targets right down to beat defending champions Inter Milan 3-2 and elevate the Italian Super Cup trophy in Riyadh on Monday. Inter seemed on target for a fourth consecutive trophy within the event after targets from Lautaro Martinez and and Mehdi Taremi both aspect of the break in Saudi Arabia. But in a repeat of their 2-1 come-from-behind win in opposition to Juventus within the semi-final Milan returned reworked after the break.
To add to the Inter’s woes the reigning Serie A champions misplaced Hakan Calhanoglu to a muscular harm simply after half an hour with Kristjan Asllani approaching rather than the Turkish midfielder.
Theo Hernandez revived AC Milan hopes with a free kick after 52 minutes as they chased a primary trophy underneath new coach Sergio Conceicao.
US winger Christian Pulisic grabbed the equalizer with 10 minutes to go along with English ahead Abraham sealing the winner after 93 minutes to present his aspect the trophy for the eighth time and first since 2016.
Three-time defending champions Inter had dominated Atalanta 2-0 on Thursday within the Super Cup semis staged in Saudi Arabia for the third 12 months in a row.
AC Milan’s eighth Italian Super Cup trophy strikes them equal with Inter Milan and behind Juventus who’ve received the event a report 9 instances.
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