At 4:00 Beijing time on January 20, the Italian Cup 1/8 final staged a thrilling showdown, Inter against Empoli. Sanchez scored first in the first half, Bayrami equalized in the second half, Radu swung himself, Ranocchia read the seconds to be equal, and played 2-2 in regular time! In extra time, Sanchez assisted sensi to make Itss a thrilling 3-2 win for Inter.
Due to the intensive schedule, Inzaghi Jr. also had to make a trade-off, rotating in the Coppa Italia, with Dzeko, Brozovic, Barrera, Perisic, Shkrinjar, Bastoni, Charhanoglu and Handanovic without starting.
Just four minutes into the opening, Joaquin Correa was injured and could not hold on, Inter had to use up a substitution early, and Sanchez came off the bench. However, the substitution was a bonus: Vidal went straight in the 13th minute, Dumfries crossed from the right, Sanchez's header broke and Inter broke the deadlock 1-0.
In the first half, Inter held the 1-goal advantage into the dressing room, and it did not look far from qualifying. But Yi Bian fought again, and the situation on the field suddenly changed. In the 61st minute, Kutrone's shot was blocked by Ranocchia, Aslani's inverted triangle cross, and Bajrami volleyed the goal to make it 1-1!
In the 72nd minute, Cutroneche's shot hit Dumfries' arm and the referee awarded a penalty for the first time, but cancelled it after watching VAR.
In the 75th minute, Kutrone's close-range header hit the lower edge of the crossbar, bounced back to Inter goalkeeper Radu's body and refracted into the net, Inter conceded two goals in a row, 1-2 behind. Little Inzaghi could not sit still, and quickly replaced Char khanoglu, Perisic, Barrera and Dzeko, and 4 aces came together.
In the 91st minute, Inter teleported into the penalty area, Dzeko's header sailed across, Andaña volleyed the ball into the dead corner, inter equalised, 2-2! In the 94th minute, Sanchez completed a deadlock, but unfortunately the offside was blown off first and the game had to go into extra time.
In the 103rd minute, Char khanolu counter-stealing the ball in front of the field, Sanchez crossed the edge of the penalty area, Sensi scored on the line of the penalty area, the ball hung straight into the dead corner, and Inter completed the reversal! Sensi scored for Inter for the first time since September 2019, running wildly with open arms, then leaping high and swinging his fists in celebration to sweep away the depression in his heart.
In the end, Inter beat Empoli 3-2 and made it to the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia. On January 13, Inter relied on Sanchez's 120th-minute second-reading kill to reverse Juve 2-1 and crown the Coppa Italia for the sixth time. On January 20, Inter beat Empoli 3-2 through extra time to advance to the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia.
So far, Inter have reached at least the top 8 of the Coppa Italia for eight consecutive seasons, and the quarter-finals will face the winner between Roma and Lecce. This season, Inter have released Lukaku and Ashraf, and Conte has also left because of differences in reinforcements.
However, under the leadership of Inzaghi Jr., the Nerazzurri won the Italian Super Cup and then topped the Serie A rankings, and the Italian Cup also advanced to the top 8, maintaining a strong momentum. It is worth mentioning that sanchez and Sensi have both injured names revived under Inzaghi Jr., and the Inter manager has won recognition.