Inter Milan wins Super Italian Cup

Inter Milan wins Super Italian Cup. the Serie A champions beat Cup-holders AS Roma on penalties after a thrilling match ended 2-2 at the San Siro.

Inter twice took the lead but conceded as many equalizers as the Italian Cup winners. Roma's Daniele De Rossi equalized for the visitors just before the hour mark after Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari, who joined Inter from English club Portsmouth last month, opened for the champions in the 18th minute. Montenegro forward Mirko Vucinic took the game to extra time in the 90th minute when he headed Roma level from a corner just seven minutes after 18-year-old striker Mario Balotelli thought he had won it for Inter with a cool finish after the ball filtered through the Roma defence from a goalkick.

After the score still 2-2 in extra time the match goes to penalties. Roma captain Totti, who came off the bench in the 86th to make his first competitive appearance since injuring his knee in April, missed a chance to win the game when he hit his penalty over the bar with the shoot-out score at 4-3 after Dejan Stankovic had crashed his penalty against the crossbar. Finally Juan missed the crucial spot kick in the shootout to give Inter victory.

INTER: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 19 Cambiasso, 16 Burdisso, 6 Maxwell; 4 Zanetti, 5 Stankovic, 20 Muntari; 7 Figo, 8 Ibrahimovic, 30 Mancini.
Subs: 1 Toldo, 24 Rivas, 30 Pelé, 11 Jimenez, 45 Balotelli, 18 Crespo, 9 Cruz.
Coach: José Mourinho


ROMA - 32 Doni; 17 Riise, 5 Mexes, 4 Juan, 77 Cassetti; 7 Pizarro, 16 De Rossi, 8 Aquilani; 20 Perrotta, 30 Vucinic, 19 Baptista.
Subs: 25 Artur, 2 Panucci, 15 Loria, 22 Tonetto, 33 Brighi, 10 Totti, 89 Okaka.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti.

Referee: Massimiliano Saccani (Mantua)