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2011 Supercoppa Italiana

The 2011 TIM Supercoppa Italiana Final was the 24th edition of the Supercoppa, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Serie A and Coppa Italia competitions.

The match, the curtain raiser to the new football season in Italy, was the 208th Derby della Madonnina between Milan and defending champions Internazionale, marking the first time these two sides have met in this competition. The match was played at the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing on Saturday 6 August 2011. Milan won the title 2–1.[2][3]

Milan qualified to take part by winning the 2010–11 Serie A title while their city rivals Inter qualified by winning the 2011 Coppa Italia Final. Inter are the competition's defending champions, having beaten Roma 3–1 in last season's contest. Both teams have appeared in the Supercoppa final eight times during its history, Milan winning six times and Inter five.

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References

  1. ^ History | Weather Underground
  2. ^ "AC Milan clinch Supercoppa". ESPN Soccernet. 6 August 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Milan edge out Inter in Italian Super Cup". CNN. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  4. ^ Voakes, Kris (6 August 2011). "Player Ratings: AC Milan 2-1 Inter". Goal.com. Retrieved 6 August 2011.