Supercoppa Italiana
Result: Juventus 1-0 AC Milan
Date: 16 January 2019
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Cristiano Ronaldo claimed his first trophy as a Juventus player after finding the back of the net to lead his side past AC Milan in the Supercoppa Italiana.
A number first team regulars returned to the side for Juve after being rested over the weekend, while Milan surprisingly started with Gonzalo Higuain on the bench.
After a quiet opening, Juve went close to opening the scoring after 17 minutes as Joao Cancelo's strike from distance sailed inches wide of the upright.
The Old Lady had the ball in the back of the net after 34 minutes when Blaise Matuidi slotted home, but the Frenchman's joy was cut short by the offside flag.
Milan, meanwhile, were unlucky not to have gone into the break ahead as Calhanoglu saw his stunning effort tipped away by Juve shot-stopper Szczesny.
The opening stages of the second half proved to be a evenly contested affair, but it was Juve who broke the deadlock on 60 minutes with Ronaldo nodding home a cross from Miralem Pjanic.
Milan's hopes of a comeback took big knock with 17 minutes remaining after Fracnk Kessie was sent off after the Video Assistant Referee deemed his challenge worth of red card.
Emre Can came to Juve's rescue with three minutes with a superb challenge at the near post to deny Conti a certain goal.
In the end, the Old Lady hung on for the victory to claim their eight Super Cup title.
