At 3 a.m. Beijing time on January 19, the 2023 Italian Super Cup kicked off at the King Fahd International Stadium in Saudi Arabia, against last season's Serie A champion AC Milan and Coppa Italia champion Inter Milan. In the first half, Di Marco and Dzeko scored two goals in a row, and in the second half, Lautaro Martinez added the icing on the cake. In the end, Inter Milan defeated AC Milan 3-0 to win the seventh Italian Super Cup in the team's history and defend the title.
In the 7th minute, Inter counter-attacked, and Dzeko dribbled the ball to the left of the edge of the box and volleyed high. In the 10th minute, Darmian midfielder straight on the right, Dzeko received the ball in the middle, Barrera dribbled the ball to the right side of the box, Di Marco cut forward from the left side of the box to score, Inter 1-0 lead!
In the 17th minute, Milan countered with a broken ball at the back, Dias split the ball on the left flank, Leo stepped forward to the left of the box and volleyed from a small angle, and Onana lifted the ball one-handedly off the crossbar.
In the 21st minute, Bastoni went straight to the left side of the back, Dzeko burst into the left side of the box and dunked the defender and pushed the goal from a small angle, Inter led 2-0!
In the 28th minute, Inter's corner kick from the left created a shot from the middle of the penalty area, which was blocked by Tatarusanu on the ground. In the 30th minute, Di Marco broke the ball on the left and fired from distance at the edge of the box, and Tatarusanu saved the ball again.
In the 37th minute, Leo's long-range volley from the left was deflected. At the end of the first half, Inter temporarily led 2-0.
In the second half, Te'o shot high from the edge of the penalty area, followed by a long-range shot from Bennasser, also high over the crossbar. In the 49th minute, Leo burst into the box on the left and volleyed just over the crossbar.
In the 63rd minute, Inter replaced Di Marco, who was injured in the scramble, with Gosens. AC Milan sent on Kalulu, De Ketlare and Origi, replacing Kjaar, Dias and Messias.
In the 69th minute, Škriniar fired a long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area and Tatarusanu picked the ball into his arms. In the 71st minute, Inter made two changes in a row, with Gagliardini and Joaquín Correa coming on for Barrera and Dzeko.
In the 77th minute, Škriniar took a long pass from the back, Lautaro Martinez won the ball on the right side of the front and got rid of the close defender Tomori, dribbled the ball into the right side of the box and scored, Inter led 3-0!
In the 79th minute, AC Milan made a final substitution, with Dest and Rebic coming on, replacing Calabria and Giroud. In the 84th minute, Inter made a final substitution, with Aslani and De Vry coming on for Çalhanoğlu and Bastoni.
In the 92nd minute, Rebić's cross from the right bounced back into the crossbar, and Tonali's long-range shot from the edge of the arc was blocked by the defender and flew off the line.
Soon after, Inter beat AC Milan 3-0 to win the Italian Super Cup again, and Dzeko was named the best of the match.
Line-ups for both sides: