It was a Derby della Madonnina meeting between AC Milan, winners of the 2021–22 Serie A championship, and Inter Milan, winners of the 2021–22 Coppa Italia.
It took place at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Inter Milan won the match 3–0 for their second consecutive and seventh overall Supercoppa Italiana title.
It ended Juventus' streak of ten consecutive appearances which started the following year.
Inter Milan made its second successive appearance, having beaten Juventus the previous year, and entered the game having won six of ten.