Ahmed Hossam Mido and AS Roma faced Inter in the Italian Super Cup last night.
Ahmed Hossam Mido was on bench at start and entered the game in the 2nd half. Roma played a perfect first half and went into the break 3-1 up. However, a superb dispay and effective substitutions turned the match around and Inter managed to score twice to level 3-3 in the regulation 90 minutes. Inter even scored the winner in extra time.


Luis Figo scored the winner with a free-kick to cap a fine recovery for Inter who were playing in the season curtain-raiser as league champions, having inherited the title from disgraced Juventus.








But they looked anything but the top side in the country when they slipped to a 3-0 deficit after just 34 minutes of the game at the San Siro.

Amantino Mancini gave Roma the lead in the 13th minute when Christian Panucci's cross was missed by both Javier Zanetti and goalkeeper Francesco Toldo. Their confusion allowed Mancini to head into the empty goal.
Alberto Aquilani made it 2-0 on 25 minutes after being set up by Francesco Totti and the same player added the third just nine minutes later. Rodrigo Taddei released Aquilani to tap in from six yards with the Inter defence distracted by Totti.

Inter slowly imposed themselves on the game and Patrick Vieira pulled one back on the stroke of half-time heading in a Figo free-kick.


Inter coach, Roberto Mancini, brought on Hernan Crespo for the disappointing Adriano early in the second half and the former Chelsea man repaid his manager's faith by making it 3-2 in the 65th minute. The Argentinian striker was first to a Dejan Stankovic cross to head in at the near post.

All the pressure came from Inter and Roma reacted by replacing Totti with Egyptian star Ahmed Hossam Mido.
Inter levelled when Zlatan Ibrahimovic's miss-kick fell for Vieira to tap-in from close range.

Inter grabbed the winner five minutes into extra time when Figo curled in a sublime free-kick past Doni in the Roma goal.


AS Roma finished the match with 10 men after Christian Chivu was red-carded for bringing down Figo and they were unable to stop Inter winning the Super Cup for the second year running.



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