The Italian Super Cup final will be a pinnacle battle on January 19, with the two giants of Serie A talking directly as AC Milan host their arch-rivals Inter Milan. Both teams are the giants of Serie A, AC Milan is the champion of Serie A last year, and Inter Milan is the champion of the Coppa Italia and the Italian Super Cup last year, and the battle between the two Milanese giants has made many fans look forward to it.
It will be the first title that can be decided in the Italian New Year, and both Milan teams are very interested in this title, who will be the king? It is worth noting that the Italian Super Cup will not be held in Italy itself, but will be played on a neutral Saudi Arabian venue.
AC Milan are not in good form, can the cup change its decline?
Pioli has a 574 million euro squad with stars such as Origi, Leo, Giroud, Salemakors, Ibrahimovic, Bakayoco, Bennacer, Dias, Te'o, Florenzo and other stars, and AC Milan are in second place with 11 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats, with 38 points.
However, AC Milan's form seems to have had ups and downs recently, with Serie A having won since the resumption of the World Cup, with the exception of a 2-1 away win over Salernitana, and is now three winless in a row. Especially in the eight-quarter-final of the Coppa Italia last week, they were beaten 1-0 by Torino. In the last round against the weak team Lecce, AC Milan was 0-2 down, thanks to the goals of Leo and Calabria, barely tied, after losing consecutive points, AC Milan lost the championship situation, currently with 11 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats to rank second in the table with 38 points, nine points behind Napoli at the top.
In this season, AC Milan scored 35 goals and conceded 20 goals in the first 18 league rounds this season, ranked third behind Napoli and Inter Milan in attacking firepower, and only ranked 8th in defense, weak in attack and defense, but in this game, Ibrahimovic, Florenzi and Origi could not play, and the forward line could only continue to rely on the 36-year-old veteran Giroud to attack the city.
Now AC Milan has no chance to win the Coppa Italia, and the gap in the league is getting wider and wider, and the only game that can win the championship on its own is the Italian Super Cup, so AC Milan's fighting spirit in this game is definitely not low.
Inter Milan is in good form, and a weakness may make Inter lose the title
With a €556 million squad and Romelu Lukaku, Dzeko, Lautaro Martinez, Mkhitaryan, Çalhanoğlu, Skriniar and Onana, Inter Milan are unbeaten after the resumption of Serie A. The Coppa Italia quarterfinals also narrowly beat Parma to advance to the quarter-finals.
Although Inzaghi has stumbled in the league, he still maintains a top-four position in the league, and Inter Milan are currently fourth in the table with 37 points from 12 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats, 10 points behind Napoli at the top. Inter scored 38 goals and conceded 24, ranking second in offensive firepower, but only 11th in defense. I thought that Inter Milan could increase their firepower after loan with Lukaku this season, but unfortunately Lukaku has not been able to find his form since returning to Inter.
For Inter, the biggest concern is not Romelu Lukaku, but Šk and Brozovic, who are affected by the transfer rumours, these two players are the core players of Inter and are likely to be absent-minded by the transfer scandal.