Napoli put up a brave performance in the EA Sports FC Supercup final but ultimately succumbed to defeat after Lautaro Martinez notched the only goal of the game in second-half stoppage time. The course of the contest changed when referee Antonio Rapuano dished out a pair of yellow cards to Giovanni Simeone in quick succession at the start of the second half. Walter Mazzarri’s side battled hard and were just a few minutes away from forcing extra time, but came unstuck in the face of relentless pressure by Simone Inzaghi’s side, who were crowned Super Cup winners.
Napoli 0-1 Inter (HT: 0-0)
Scorer: Lautaro 90+1.
NAPOLI: Gollini, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Zerbin (Ostigard 58), Cajuste (Raspadori 74), Lobotka, Mazzocchi (Mario Rui 74), Politano (Lindstrom 70), Kvaratskhelia (Gaetano 70), Simeone.
Coach: Mazzarri.
INTER: Sommer, Pavard, De Vrij (Carlos Augusto 63), Acerbi, Darmian, Barella (Frattesi 63), Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco (Arnautovic 81), Thuram (Alexis Sanchez 81), Lautaro (Bissek 90+2).
Coach: Simone Inzaghi
Referee: Rapuano
Booked: Rrahmani, Calhanoglu, Zerbin, De Vrij, Barella, Gaetano.
Sent off: Simeone 60, for a second bookable offence
