"Serie A champions Napoli had been rocked by surprise losses to Benfica and Udinese before they arrived in Riyadh for another edition of the mid-season tournament. AC Milan were Supercoppa holders, but David Neres broke the deadlock in the 39th-minute and Manchester United loanee Højlund sealed the victory with a second 18 minutes into the second half to book Napoli a spot in Monday's final."
"After Scott McTominay went close for Napoli next, the four-time Scudetto winners opened the scoring with six minutes of the first half left. Moments after Christopher Nkunku fired over, Conte's men broke forward and Højlund's spin-and-shot was parried out into a dangerous area by Maignan and Neres was on hand to slide home. Neres celebrated with Lukaku on the touchline and it was nearly 2-0 before the break, but Maignan denied Højlund."
Napoli reached the Italian Supercoppa final with a 2-0 win over AC Milan in Riyadh. David Neres opened the scoring in the 39th minute after Rasmus Højlund's shot was parried by Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan. Højlund doubled the lead 63 minutes in with a superb finish from a tight angle. Napoli arrived in Riyadh following surprise defeats to Benfica and Udinese. Milan, the holders, had also shown inconsistent form with dropped points against Sassuolo and a Coppa Italia exit to Lazio. Romelu Lukaku began on the bench, and tensions rose late with cautions to Scott McTominay and Fikayo Tomori.
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