- Abraham Winner's late goal secures Italian SuperCup victory for Milan against Inter

web editor  

To add to Inter's woes, the reigning Serie A champions suffered another blow as Hakan Calhanoglu was forced off with a muscular injury just after half an hour. Kristjan Asllani was brought on to replace the Turkish midfielder.

Theo Hernandez revived AC Milan hopes with a free kick after 52 minutes as they chased a first trophy under new coach Sergio Conceicao.

US winger Christian Pulisic grabbed the equaliser with 10 minutes to go with English forward Abraham sealing the winner after 93 minutes to give his side the trophy for the eighth time and first since 2016.

Three-time defending champions Inter had dominated Atalanta 2-0 on Thursday in the Super Cup semis staged in Saudi Arabia for the third year in a row.

Listen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com

AC Milan's eighth Italian Super Cup trophy moves them equal with Inter Milan and behind Juventus who have won the tournament a record nine times.

(This story has not been edited by staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Advertisement