At 3 a.m. Beijing time on January 23, the 2024 Italian Super Cup was staged at the King Saudi University Stadium, with Napoli playing Inter Milan. In the first half, Lautaro Martinez's goal was disallowed, and in the second half, Simeone Jr. was sent off for two yellows and one red, and Lautaro Martinez scored the winner in stoppage time. In the end, Inter Milan defeated Napoli 1-0 and achieved the third consecutive Italian Super Cup.
In the 11th minute, Napoli won a set-piece on the left side of the edge of the penalty area, and Kvaratskhelia took a direct shot from the penalty area blocked by the wall. In the 15th minute, Inter Milan's offensive was cleared, and Dimarco shot directly from the top of the penalty area without stopping the ball and hit the goal slightly off the right post.
In the 17th minute, Calhanoglu shot from the top of the penalty area and was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 18th minute, Mkhitaryan's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area went over the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Inter Milan crossed from the left, and Lautaro Martinez jumped high in the box to hit the top of the goal.
In the 39th minute, Thuram Jr. dribbled down the ball from the left and crossed from the left, and Lautaro Martinez scored from close range in front of the goal, but the goal was invalidated because Thuram Jr. was offside when he received the through ball.
In the 45th minute, Barella crossed the ball from the right, and Thuram Jr. hit the top of the goal with a header in the middle of the penalty area. At the end of the first half, the two teams exchanged blanks and the game was temporarily tied 0-0.
In the second half, Napoli won a set-piece at the top of the penalty area, and Politano hit it high. In the 51st minute, Kvaratskhelia's volley from the left side of the penalty area was saved by Sommer.
In the 58th minute, Thuram's volley from the right side of the penalty area was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 60th minute, Simeone Jr. stretched out his foot and stepped on the surface of Acerbi's foot when he scrambled, causing the opponent to fall to the ground, and received his second yellow card of the game.
In the 62nd minute, Inter made two substitutions, Augusto and Frattesi came on to replace De Vrij and Barella. In the 69th minute, Dimarco crossed from the left side, and Lautaro volleyed directly over the crossbar from the back of the penalty area.
In the 74th minute, Inter Milan's corner kick from the left side was driven into the penalty area, and Frattesi nodded the ball wide of the goal. In the 81st minute, Inter Milan made two more substitutions, Arnautovic and Sanchez came on, replacing Dimarco and Thuram Jr.
In the 82nd minute, Inter Milan's left corner kick into the penalty area was cleared, and Mkhitaryan won the ball from the edge of the penalty area and fired a long shot over the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Arnautovic's shot from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area was destroyed by the goalkeeper.
In the 91st minute, in front of the goal from the right side of the Pavard penalty area, Lautaro Martinez fell to the ground on the line of the small penalty area and scored the goal, Inter Milan broke the deadlock 1-0! Lautaro Martinez received a yellow card for stripping to celebrate.
In the 93rd minute, Inter made their last substitution, with Bisek coming on for the goal-scorer Lautaro Martinez. Soon after, the game ended, and in the end, Inter Milan defeated Napoli 1-0 to achieve the third consecutive Italian Super Cup.
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