At the Civic Arena in Milan challenges between the Nerazzurri champions of Italy and the rossoblù winners last year in the Italian Cup: the error from the Liteta disk, the first to kick decisively

Francesco Albanesi

August 26 – 21:06 – MILAN

The Civic Arena of Milan is colored by Nerazzurri. Inter spring triumphs in the spring super cup to penalty kicks (2-2 in regulatory times) thanks to an 18-year-old Colombian who grew up in a Barrio di Cartagena: Isto Zarate. His is the decisive joke that crashes a Cagliari taken twice throughout the nineties. And so, 140 days after the success in the Italian Cup against Milan, the Sardinians have to surrender only from eleven meters (the first wrong penalty from Liteta decisive). In the evening in which the Football Video Support also debuts -used twice -, in youth football, Benny Carbone can celebrate, which inaugurates its season on the Nerazzurri bench with a trophy that was missing since 2017. Bitter Pisan chew, especially as it had put on: in the lead on two occasions (Trepy and Mendy), its Cagliari was reassembled by the goals of Mosconi and Lips (rewarded. MVP).

lethal cagliari

The first half is a monologue of Inter ball possession, albeit too sterile to unhinge the defense of the Sardinians. Carboni has “the count” ideas: ball on the outside and then by heart towards the central reference, Jamal Iddrissau, physically impressive and difficult to contain. Cagliari, on the other hand, is a 3-5-2 of pure storage and counterattack: the plan adopted by Pisano works great and is focused on the two points, great protagonists. At 10 ‘the Sardinians are lethal: Taho, the Nerazzurri goalkeeper, misses the control after a (crowds) retrops in the bell tower of Venturini, Trepy is lessen to take advantage of it and bags with empty door. Second goal at the Civic Arena for the French, who had closed the games last April (3-0) in the Italian Cup final against Milan. Inter reacting by relying on Mosconi’s imagination, one of the best on the pitch: at 29 ‘the number 30 builds the same goal with a strong right under the crossbar from a secluded position. The Nerazzurri continue to grind game, but if they do not rely on the overwhelmingness of Iddrissau, they are problems. The number 9 is the only one who manages to dominate in the area and kick towards the Auseklis mirror. So here is Cagliari, patient, but extremely cynical: in the 37 ‘, on the developments of the inactive ball, it is Mendy to put his head for the goal of the new advantage. Shortly after the Senegalese touches the brace, detaching very high from the corner, the crossbar tells him no.

decisive changes

Cagliari thinks of managing the result, lowering the rhythm and putting the race on the physical level. Inter lose some brilliance on the outsiders, but continues to dribble looking for a passage against a well -mass Sardinian defense. Carboni then looks behind, fishing from the bench: the entrances of Zouin (wide to the left) and sinks clearly change the intensity of a second half that in the first twenty minutes was total balance. The Moroccan wing first gets a safe shot from the area to the area in the 70th minute, then sowing panic on the left and serves a perfect assist for the winning head of sinks at 82, valid for 2-2. In the middle to report two VAR calls (one by side) for possible expulsions: in both cases the referee confirmed his field decision, revoking a “challenge” (on the two available) to the two benches. It therefore ends in a tie in the regulatory times, you go to penalties.

Inter champion

To celebrate the penalty kicks is Inter, who wins his second spring super cup after eight years since the last time. Decisive, for the Nerazzurri, the final penalty of Istorate, Cagliari, pays the first penalty, pays the first penalty wrong by Liteta, well saved by Taho, who redeemed himself from the error on the occasion of the first Sardinian goal. In Inter, perfect idrissau, sinks, Marello and Cerpelletti. Great disappointment for the Pisano team, taken twice in the regulatory time and mocked by the eleven final meters.



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