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Inter Milan captain Lautaro proud proving Supercoppa matchwinner

Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez was proud proving the matchwinner in the Supercoppa Italiana final against Napoli.

Napoli were holding out for penalties, having played with ten-men after Giovanni Simeone's red card on the hour mark. But Lautaro's late finish saw Inter win the final 1-0.

Lautaro said: I am very proud and happy. We were eliminated from the Coppa Italia, so this was an important objective. We played very well against Lazio and needed a great performance tonight.

“It was tough, we had a day's less rest, we were not sharp, but I am proud of this team for bringing home the third consecutive Supercoppa."

On his celebration, he also said: “I didn't want to take off my jersey because of the yellow card, but the emotion took over and I couldn't think. It was a unique moment, I scored my 100th goal in the Coppa Italia Final and today in the Supercoppa my 123rd goal allowed me to match a legend like Christian Vieri."

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