Internazionale won the first Italian club trophy of the season by beating Napoli 1-0 in the Supercoppa Italiana final on Monday night – and it was captain Lautaro Martinez who got the only goal of the game in dramatic fashion – in second half’s added time.Napoli’s striker Giovanni Simeone helped the opposition by receiving two yellow cards on the night and leaving his teammates with ten men for almost an hour. Just as the game was seemingly heading to a penalty shoot-out, the talismanic captain Lautaro stepped up and gave his team the trophy.In the Supercoppa Italiana final, last year’s champions Inter had the upper hand in the first half. Federico Dimarco came close to scoring within 15 minutes, and half-chances for Hakan Calhanoglu and Henrikh Mkhitaryan followed. Although Lautaro found the net, the goal was ruled out for an offside in the build-up.
Napoli had limited threatening opportunities, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia being the main threat. In the second half, Simeone was sent off, shifting the momentum in Inter’s favour. Marcus Thuram missed a chance, and Inter continued to dominate. In the dying minutes, substitutes Alexis Sanchez and Marko Arnautovic combined, and Arnautovic’s close-range effort was spilt by Napoli’s goalkeeper. In injury time, Lautaro Martínez secured the victory for Inter with a deft finish into the bottom corner, earning them a 2-1 win and making them the second team to win three consecutive Supercoppa Italiana titles.SUPERCOPPA ITALIANAFinalMondayInter – Napoli 1-0 (0-0)/Martinez 90+1/