Sergio Conceicao’s Milan completed an extraordinary comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in stoppages with Rafael Leao inspiring all three goals, ending Inter’s Supercoppa Italiana domination.
Match Report
The win denied Inter what would have been an unprecedented fourth consecutive Super Cup trophy, and allowed Milan to equal Inter's haul of eight wins in the competition, with new manager Serge Conceicao lifting a trophy in his second game in charge.
The game was preceded by a spectacular light show at the King Saud University Stadium but the match only really sparked into life in the final seconds of the opening half.
Mehdi Taremi teed up Lautaro Martinez with a pass across the box and the forward used some neat footwork to deceive Malick Thiaw before firing a low shot through the legs of Theo Hernandez which beat Mike Maignan at his near post.
Two minutes after the interval Inter continued where they had left off. Stefan de Vrij played a long ball over the top which Taremi controlled beautifully and he drilled his shot into the bottom corner to double their advantage.
Milan responded by sending on Rafael Leao, who immediately won a free kick just outside the area which Hernandez curled low around the wall and the ball crept just inside the post to re-open the tie.
A rejuvenated Milan pushed for an equaliser. Tijjani Reijnders had a shot blocked by the face of Alessandro Bastoni and Inter keeper Yann Sommer pulled off a fine save from an Alvaro Morata header.
Inter then had a chance to restore their two-goal advantage, but Carlos Augusto's header from close range came off the upright and into the arms of Maignan on the goal-line, but Milan found the equaliser with 10 minutes remaining.
Christian Pulisic, surrounded by three Inter players, controlled a cross from Hernandez and steered his shot into the far corner and it looked like the tie would be decided by a shootout, with no extra time to be played.
Milan, however, continued to press and they were rewarded when Leao pulled the ball back across the goal and Abraham, another substitute, was there for the simplest of tap-ins to break Inter hearts.
Conceicao, who replaced the sacked Paulo Fonseca last week, celebrated wildly with his players, while the Inter team slumped to the floor in disbelief.
Match Events
46' GOAL! Inter 1-0 Milan (Lautaro Martínez)
47' GOAL! Inter 2-0 Milan (Mehdi Taremi)
52' GOAL! Inter 2-1 Milan (Theo)
80' GOAL! Inter 2-2 Milan (Christian Pulisic)
93' GOAL! Inter 2-3 Milan (Tammy Abraham)
Line-ups
Inter XI: Sommer, Mkhitaryan, De Vrij, Calhanoglu, M. Taremi, Dimarco, Barella, Dumfries, Lautaro, Bastoni, Yann Bisseck
Subs: Darmian, Arnautovic, Zielinski, Correa, Thuram, Frattesi, Josep Martínez, Carlos Augusto, Tajon Buchanan, Kristjan Asllani, Alessandro Calligaris, Tomás Palacios, Mike Aidoo, Christos Alexiou, Thomas Berenbruch
Milan XI: Morata, Maignan, Tomori, Theo, Pulisic, Aparecido, Tijjani Reijnders, Yunus Musah, Youssouf Fofana, Malick Thiaw, Álex Jiménez
Subs: Sportiello, Loftus-Cheek, Calabria, Jovic, Bennacer, Abraham, Gabbia, Leao, S. Pavlovic, Filippo Terracciano, Chaka Traorè, Silvano Vos, Davide Bartesaghi, Kevin Zeroli, Francesco Camarda
Edoo87
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AC MILAN COMPLETE THE COMEBACK TO WIN THE SUPERCOPPA ITALIANA 🔴⚫
judelinho
130
To every Tottenham hotpurs player who wants to win a trophy, Emerson Royal is an example. Kindly leave
Unicorn99999
102
Tell unbeliever to come and witness miracles, FOOTBALL ⚽ IS MIRACLE, where everything is possible 💯💯💯
Kimpout
93
don't forget AC Milan in list of comeback teams
BidemiKlint
89
MOTM 💯 Leao turns everything around for Milan well-done lad, Pulisic & the rest well-done too
lawalolamide
68
Inter Milan trying to pronounce themselves as the Champion🏆 after scoring 2goals but AC Milan silence them🤫🤐
KHMMURU07
35
Milan might have 99 problems but beating Inter ain't one of them 🔥✋
Matacdouz
29
seriously this win is for all football lovers,A.C MILAN truly deserved this win after all they have gone through, a big congratulations to them
chelsea6070
27
when life gives you milan, make it AC milan not Inter Milan 👏🏿👏🏿♥️
micmay0822
25
Ladies and gentle men, it's high time we begin to take NORTHING HAM FOREST SERIOUS .they are about to do Leicester style
Jaysinn
24
Nobody is talking about pulisic that guy is a proper baller
zutadeimp
16
Super performance AC Milan 👏🏻👏🏻
Emmanuelmubita
12
Tottenham players right now when they see Emerson Royal with the cup
francisarinze22
12
Milan is going with the cup
darkxiao
9
What a moment for the new manager, just few games and he already won 1 title. Congratulations 👏👏
Tunmise666
8
I thought inter already won
Ezbay
7
Wow Milan 🙄😳👏🏻🔥
moodelprsz
7
Congratulations Ac Milan what a game