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12/18 15:21 CST Rasmus Hojlund shines as Napoli beats AC Milan 2-0 to reach
Italian Super Cup final
Rasmus Hojlund shines as Napoli beats AC Milan 2-0 to reach Italian Super Cup
final
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) --- Rasmus Hojlund starred for Napoli as the
defending Serie A champion beat AC Milan 2-0 to reach the final of the Italian
Super Cup on Thursday.
The former Manchester United player set up one goal and scored the other to
send Napoli into Monday's final. Napoli will play the winner of Friday's other
semifinal between Italian Cup winner Bologna and Serie A runner-up Inter Milan.
The Italian Super Cup, played in Saudi Arabia, involves 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 the Italian Super Cup last season, were wearing special
jerseys with their names in Arabic lettering on the back.
Both Milan and Napoli were dealing with numerous injury problems but Napoli
welcomed back Romelu Lukaku to the squad for the first time since he tore a
muscle in August.
Lukaku, who was most likely included in case of penalties, was on the bench and
celebrated both goals.
Napoli took the lead shortly before halftime. Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan got
a fingertip on Hojlund's low cross but only succeeded in pushing it even more
into the path of David Neres, who tapped in at the back post.
Hojlund got on the scoresheet himself in the 64th minute with an angled shot
following another smart through ball from Leonardo Spinazzola, who had also
passed to Hojlund for the opener.
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