RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Napoli’s Rasmus Heylund starred as the defending Serie A champions defeated AC Milan 2-0 to reach the final. italian super cup on Thursday.
The former Manchester United player scored one goal and set up another to propel Napoli into Monday’s final. Napoli will face the winner of the other semi-final on Friday. Bologna wins the Italian Cup and Serie A runners-up Inter Milan.
The Italian Super Cup, to be held in Saudi Arabia, will feature the winners and runners-up of last season’s Serie A and Italian Cup.
Milan lost to Bologna in the Italian Cup final.
The Rossoneri, who won last season’s Italian Super Cup, wore a special kit with their name written in Arabic on the back.
Both Milan and Napoli have been plagued by a number of injury problems, but Napoli have welcomed a player back into the team for the first time since Romelu Lukaku’s return. tore a muscle In August.
Lukaku, who was most likely to feature in the event of a penalty shootout, was on the bench and celebrated both goals.
Napoli took the lead just before half-time. Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan flicked in Hojlund’s low cross with his fingertips, but only pushed the ball further into the path of David Neres, who hit the back post.
Hoylund got himself on the scoresheet in the 64th minute with an angled shot after receiving a deft through ball from Leonardo Spinazzola. Spinazzola also passed to Hojlund for the first goal.
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