Inter are the first finalists of the Italian Super Cup. In the semi-final, at the Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh, coach Inzaghi’s Nerazzurri beat Atalanta 2-0 to gain a pass for the last act of the tournament scheduled for 6 January against the winner of Juventus-Milan. The absolute protagonist is Denzel Dumfries, with the Dutchman who first breaks the deadlock with a bicycle kick, then doubles the score with a very powerful shot from the edge that goes under the crossbar.
A success that once again certifies the excellent form of Inzaghi’s team: Inter – as reported by Opta data – have won five games in a row without conceding a goal in all competitions for the fourth time in their history ( since 1929/30), the first from the period between November and December 2007 (six in that case).
Below is the match scoreboard:
Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni (22′ st Carlos Augusto); Dumfries, Barella (36′ st Frattesi), Calhanoglu (22′ st Asllani), Mkhitaryan, Dimarco (31′ st Darmian); Lautaro, Thuram (1st st Taremi). Available: J.Martinez, Calligaris, Aidoo, Alexiou, Arnautovic, Berenbruch, Buchanan, Correa, Palacios, Taremi, Zielinski. All.: Inzaghi
Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Kossounou (22′ st Gym), Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Scalvini (17′ st Djimsiti), Ruggeri (11′ st Ederson); Brescianini, Samardzic (11′ st De Ketelaere); Zaniolo (11′ st Lookman). Available: Rui Patricio, Rossi, Bellanova, Pasalic, Sulemana, Toloi, Vlahovic. All.: Gasperini
Referee: Chiffi
Marcatori: 4′ st Dumfries (I), 16′ st Dumfries (I)
Booked: Carlos Augusto (I), Scalvini (A)
