Supercoppa Italiana: AC Milan 2 Inter Milan 1

AC Milan came from a goal down to beat Inter 2-1 in the Supercoppa Italiana final in Beijing on Saturday.

Wesley Sneijder’s free-kick gave Gian Piero Gasperini’s men an early advantage.

However, strikes from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Kevin-Prince Boateng completed the comeback as Massimiliano Allegri’s men won the first silverware of the new season.

The match opened in frantic fashion as seconds after Wesley Sneijder’s ambitious effort flew wide, Milan counter-attacked and almost took the lead.

Ibrahimovic’s exquisite touch was met by Robinho but the Brazilian forward wasted a glorious chance by curling it past Julio Cesar’s post.

Allegri’s men would go on to regret that missed opportunity as Inter began to dominate proceedings.

Their pressure culminated in Sneijder curling home a free-kick into Christian Abbiati’s top left corner to give the Coppa Italia winners a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute.

Inter looked to make the most of their control of the game as Samuel Eto’o and Ricky Alvarez had efforts, but neither troubled Abbiati significantly.

Ibrahimovic gave the opposition a reminder of his quality as he saw his header rebound off the post just before half-time as Inter held a deserved 1-0.

Milan emerged from the dressing room in a much more determined mood and they began the second period on top.

Robinho’s skill helped tee up Clarence Seedorf but the Dutchman could only put the ball wide. However, they did not have to wait long to get back on level terms.

Robinho lofted a super ball over the Inter defence and Seedorf square the ball for Ibrahimovic to equalise in the 60th minute.

The comeback was complete just nine minutes later as Boateng pounced on a parry from Julio Cesar.

Substitute Alexandre Pato saw his shot cannon off the post via Cesar’s hand but the Ghanaian international was followed up to make the score 2-1.

Inter looked to have equalised through Eto’o late on as they relentlessly searched for a lifeline. But the ex-Barcelona striker was ruled offside as he put the ball in the net.

Allegri’s charges held on for the first Milan derby win of the season over their rivals in a win which is sure to fill with them confidence as they set out to retain their Serie A title.

The champions open their Scudetto defence away to Cagliari on August 27.

Meanwhile, Gasperini’s men will begin their quest to reclaim the Serie A title at home to Lecce on August 28.