AC Milan claimed its eighth Supercoppa Italiana title after coming from two goals down to defeat city rival Inter Milan 3-2 on Monday.

Saudi Arabia hosted the competition for a third consecutive season, and for the second straight year, it featured four teams. In the semifinals, Inter Milan beat Atalanta 2-0, courtesy of Denzel Dumfries' brace, while Sergio Conceicao enjoyed a victorious debut as AC Milan head coach in a 2-1 comeback triumph over Juventus.

With Inter losing the league's top scorer Marcus Thuram to injury, coach Simone Inzaghi opted for Mehdi Taremi to partner Lautaro Martinez up front. Meanwhile, AC Milan's Rafael Leao was fit only for the bench, leaving Christian Pulisic and Alex Jimenez on the wings around center-forward Alvaro Morata.

Both sides had early chances. Tijjani Reijnders' angled drive hit the side netting, while Federico Dimarco's powerful effort drew a one-handed save from Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan.

Inter broke the deadlock on the stroke of halftime when Lautaro Martinez fired home with a low strike in the box. Then, just seconds into the second half, Taremi latched onto a long ball over the top to double the Nerazzurri's lead.

Milan responded in the 52nd minute as Theo Hernandez curled a stunning free kick past goalkeeper Yann Sommer to cut the deficit. The Rossoneri continued to press and leveled matters in the 80th minute when Theo's delivery from the left set up Christian Pulisic to tuck the ball into the bottom corner.

Milan completed its turnaround in the dying moments through an interplay of substitutes. Pulisic threaded a smart pass to Rafael Leao, who teed up Tammy Abraham for a simple tap-in.

It is AC Milan's first Supercoppa Italiana title since 2016, bringing it level with Inter on eight trophies apiece. Juventus holds the record with nine titles.

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