At 04:00 Beijing time on January 20, the 1/8 final of the Coppa Italia, the 33-year-old captain Ranocchio volleyed the side hook in stoppage time, sensi played the winning goal in extra time, and finally Inter defeated Empoli 3-2 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Alexis Sanchez opened the scoring to give Inter a 1-0 lead in the first half, and in the second half Barami and Kutron made Empoli chase two goals in a row to make it 2-1. In a desperate situation, the 33-year-old captain Ranocchia seemed to be a god, and he pulled Inter back from the edge of the cliff with a handsome volley side hook.
In the 91st minute, Inter were still 1-2 behind, when Ranocchio completed a difficult volley near the penalty spot in the opponent's penalty area to help Inter draw 2-2 and drag the game into extra time. This volley side hook is really handsome and has the taste of Ibrahimovic. Such a spectacular goal was actually from a centre-back, can you believe it?
The goal brought Inter fans to an end to 736 days of waiting, the first goal of Ranocchia in the past two seasons. The last time he scored for Inter was in the Quarter-final of the Coppa Italia against Cagliari on 14 January 2020. It was also The second goal Ranos has scored in the last four seasons.
Ranocchio's status in the minds of Inter fans is not low, he was rumored to leave the team a long time ago, but last year he left the team to renew his contract for a year. Ranocchia joined Inter in 2010 and after fulfilling his last contract, he will spend 12 years at Inter.