Italian Super Cup: Inter dominates Lazio and goes to the final
Italian Supercup: Inter dominates Lazio and goes to the final
At’Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh the second semifinal of the Italian Super Cup also ends 3-0 with Inter literally dominating Lazio.
Two shots in the first scant four minutes for the Nerazzurri, first Barella and then especially Thuram sent high. On 7’ Thuram’s diving header on Darmian’s cross from the right but Gila providentially deflects it into the corner. At 9’ a Pavard cross is deflected by Felipe Anderson, comes Bastoni who from outside the area sends it sky high.
At 17’ Inter’s spectacular lead: Bastoni’s cross from the left, Dimarco’s heel for Thuram who alone in front of the goal scores. On 22’ here come the biancocelesti: Felipe Anderson tries a right-footed shot from distance, out. At 23’ Darmian tries defiladed on the right but it takes more to trouble Provedel.
On 27’ nice action of Lazio opened and closed by Vecino although at the beginning it was vitiated by Felipe Anderson’s offside, the Uruguayan kicks high. On 30’ Dimarco from the left low to Lautaro who does not get to the ball too far forward. At 33’ Lautaro’s right-footed shot, Provedel clears short and then with his left hand providentially anticipates Thuram who was about to deposit into the net.
Immediately after Calhanoglu from the left, Pavard spies a header and misleads Lautaro and Thuram. At 36’ Thuram on the left back to Dimarco, cross where there’è Barella who with his right volley hits the top of the crossbar. On 42’ Darmian caught by Bastoni sends off target from a good position. We go to rest on a 1-0 that is very tight to the’Inter.
Right at the’beginning of the resumption Pedro rifles a kick to Lautaro in the area and the referee with the help of the Var awards the penalty to the Nerazzurri that Calhanoglu at 50’ transforms saettando to the right of Provedel who guesses but does not get there. At 52’ the Inter monologue continues: Barella serves Lautaro who hits the base of the crossbar.
Sarri inserted Cataldi and Luis Alberto for Rovella and Guendouzi and Lazio tried to change gear but at 57’ Felipe Anderson sent high. A minute later Thuram all’back for Lautaro whose right footer goes out by no more than two millimeters. The match falls asleep and at’87’ Inter close it out: after a Luis Alberto mistake Mkhitaryan escapes on a counterattack on the left and dà to the center for Frattesi, who entered for Barella, who controls and unloads the right for the 3-0.
Three minutes later Immobile scores but by controlling with his hand so the score does not change.It would have been Lazio’s first shot on goal in the entire match. A couple more half-chances in the salvage for the Nerazzurri who will face Napoli in the final on Monday.
