Dumfries Double Fires Inter to Super Cup Semifinal Win Over Atalanta
RIYADH (Reuters) - A
second-half double from Denzel Dumfries earned Inter Milan a 2-0 win over Atalanta in Riyadh to reach the Italian Super Cup final, where the Serie A champions will aim to win the trophy for the fourth successive time.
While Inter manager Simone Inzaghi went with his strongest available 11, Atalanta’s Gian Piero Gasperini, already without top scorer Mateo Retegui through injury, surprisingly left both Ademola Lookman and Charles De Ketelaere on the bench.
The opening half ended scoreless, mostly thanks to Atalanta keeper Marco Carnesecchi, who first denied Lautaro Martinez with a reflex save from close range.
Carnesecchi then pulled off a double save, parrying away a powerful Martinez shot, then quickly getting back on his feet to stop Federico Dimarco’s effort from the rebound.
Atalanta had one decent chance in the first half, thanks to a poor headed clearance attempt from Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni which left Giorgio Scalvini with a header from close range that he sent straight at keeper Yann Sommer.