Zerbin brace leads Napoli to Italian Supercup final

Napoli broke the deadlock after 22 minutes when Juan Jesus delivered a perfectly timed pass into the box for Giovanni Simeone to slot in from an acute angle.

SUPERCUP FINAL: Alessio Zerbin of SSC Napoli celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the Italian EA Sports FC Supercup semifinal match against ACF Fiorentina. Pic: Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images

Alessio Zerbin scored twice as he propelled Napoli to a 3-0 win over Fiorentina in their Italian Supercup semi-final on Thursday.

In the closing minutes of the match with only one goal separating the sides, substitute forward Zerbin came alive, initially tapping in Napoli's second goal in the 84th minute at the far post before completing the brace two minutes later.