Italian Super Cup Final AC Milan 3-2 Inter Milan (January 6, 2025, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

AC Milan (2nd place in Serie A last season) came from behind to beat Inter Milan (also champions) 3-2 in the final, which became the "Milan Derby", and won their eighth championship in eight years and the first since 2016. Former Porto manager Sergio Conceição (50), who was just appointed on December 30th, has already brought the prestigious team their first title.

AC Milan defeated Juventus (Italian Cup winners) 2-1 in the semi-finals, and immediately after the score was 0-2 in the 2nd minute of the second half, they brought on forward Leon to turn the tide. In the 7th minute, DF Theo Hernandez directly scored a free kick in front of the goal after Leon was brought down, giving us one point. In the 35th minute, Hernandez returned Leon's long pass from the left and FW Pulisic inside the penalty area. He poured it in from a skillful turn and tied the game. Furthermore, in the 48th minute of stoppage time, Substitute FW Abraham smashed in Leon's cross after receiving a through ball, resulting in a dramatic victory.

AC Milan, who are struggling in 8th place in Serie A, have fired former manager Paulo Fonseca (51), who was appointed just this season. During his playing days, he also played in Serie A, entrusting the reins to Sergio Conceição, who retired at the end of last season as the manager of his former club Porto, where he won eight titles in seven years.

Abraham, who played in the final, said with pride, ``We played with confidence, courage, and a hungry spirit,'' and Pulisic said, ``(The new coach told us), ``We need a hungrier spirit.'' Have. "That's more important than tactics," he said. After defeating Juventus in his first match, he said, ``I'm not the kind of person who hugs players.I didn't come here to make friends, I came here to win,'' he said without smiling, but on that day he hugged the staff and players, smoked cigars in his locker and shared his joy. . Regarding substitutions, he explained, ``I have a coach to give instructions at halftime, and I get paid for that.''He added, ``It's all thanks to the players who carried out my instructions.There's a lot of work to do, but... ``If we work with humility, we can achieve good results in the European Champions League and in league matches.''