Lautaro. Always Lautaro Martinez. It is the current emblem of Inter, the leader ‘nerazzurro’ which represents the performance of a team that hasn’t failed in a long time, exactly the same as the captain who hasn’t. Inter arrived in Arabia as favorites and left as super champions. With the Argentinian everything is much easier because he always appears, he is always there to tip the balance with a key action. The latter meant a new title. Nothing new.
The final of the first Super Cup with four teams It brought together the two best players from last season and got off to a bitter start due to the bad news of the death of the legend ‘Gigi’ Riva, the all-time top scorer of the Italian national team. It happened so suddenly that there was no time to organize a minute’s silence which was postponed at the start of the second half, marred by Saudi whistles in Riyadh’s Al-Awwal Park.
In the match, the current dominator of ‘calcio’, an unleashed Inter and clear favorite, had to face a Napoli in decline with the opportunity to relaunch itself by winning a title. A duel almost summarized in an obligation, that of Inter, against a golden opportunity, that of Napoli
The first half couldn’t have been more evenly matched. It was striking that it was a final and that Napoli raised the level compared to recent months. Inter has no problem playing without the ball and despite being a bit grey, he had the clearest chance of the match: Lautaro Martínez’s goal was disallowed by Thuram for offside.
The second part wanted to be an exact replica of the first. The intensity increased, the game was filled with yellow cards and stoppages, but in the 60th minute the key play of the game took place: ‘Cholito’ Simeone saw two warnings in five minutes and was sent off. Inter grew and Napoli began its resistance.
The domain became unmistakably ‘Nerazzurro’. Inzaghi, who was also fighting to become the coach with the most Italian Super Cups (5, with this one), gradually introduced attacking changes with the arrival of Carlos Augusto, Frattesi, Arnautovic and Alexis Sanchez to sink a Napoli that came out as best as possible until Lautaro imposed his law.
Those from Vesuvius played a great match, but almost succumbed to the best current striker of ‘calcio’.
Because the form Lautaro has been in for two seasons is inevitable. It doesn’t matter how many times it fails because it always shows up. This time he held out until the end, but did not miss his appointment with the goal. Inter concentrated on attacking and Napoli closed in the area. Pavard reached the baseline and launched a low cross. Among the tangle of legs, only one managed to hit the ball. Lautaro celebrated, Inter became champions and Inzaghi is already historic.
Inter returned to do what they have done best lately: win. It doesn’t fail because Lautaro doesn’t fail. He is super champion for the eighth time in his history and for the third time in a row. With Lautaro, this Inter strives for everything.
Source: El heraldo
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