AC Milan came from behind to defeat Sevilla FC 3-1 in Monaco and claim the UEFA Super Cup for a record fifth time on a night which served as a fitting tribute to the memory of Antonio Puerta. Honour Puerta appeared as a substitute as Sevilla defeated FC Barcelona 3-0 in the principality last year, and had tonight's game played in his honour following his death on Tuesday. It was to his team-mates' credit that they played with such verve in a first half which saw them open the scoring through Renato, only to be undone by second-half strikes from Filippo Inzaghi, Marek Jankulovski and Kaká as the Rossoneri added this trophy to the UEFA Champions League won in May. Kaká denied Renato took just seven minutes to open the scoring in last year's defeat of Barça, and he had a presentable chance to eclipse that mark tonight following that rarest of things - a gift from Massimo Oddo. The Italy right-back fluffed an attempted clearance straight into the p
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MONTECARLO - The European Supercup final at the Stade Louis II has just finished: Milan have beaten Sevilla 3-1 with goals in the second half by Inzaghi in the 55th minute, Jankulovski in the 62nd, Kaká from a penalty in the 87th minute. For Sevilla, Renato had scored in the 14th minute of the first half.
