In the early morning of February 9, Beijing time, the Italian Cup quarterfinals ushered in a focus battle, Roma away to Inter Milan. In the end, Roma were unable to resist, and were eliminated 0-2, missing the top 4, and won 10 consecutive games without Inter Milan, continuing the 5-year humiliating record.
It's a contest between 9 and 7 champions, Roma have been crowned the Coppa Italia nine times, ranking second in history, the last time was in 2008, Inter Milan have won seven times, ranking third, the last time was in 2011, the last time both teams have won the title is more than a decade.
At present, the performance of the two teams in Serie A is not small, Inter Milan has accumulated 53 points in 23 rounds, ranking first, and hopes to complete the defense of the title, Roma has accumulated 39 points in 24 rounds, ranking seventh, behind the top four 6 points, Mourinho leads the team to impact next season's Champions League seat pressure is huge.
In their last nine meetings, Inter are unbeaten with a record of 3 wins and 6 draws, with the last defeat to Roma in February 2017. Before the match began, Inter fans warmly welcomed Mourinho back to Meazza, expressing their respect for the championship's meritorious manager.
In the opening 2nd minute, Sanchez's header sailed across, Perisic sent a cross from the left and Dzeko wrapped up a volley to help Inter milan make a fantastic 1-0 start.
This goal was the fastest goal scored by Dzeko since his debut in Italian football in 2015-16, setting a personal record.
In the 43rd minute, Bastoni was hit by Zaniolo's ankle and fell to the ground in pain, slow motion showed that the ankle had been severely deformed, completely unable to walk independently, and was helped out of the field by medical staff.
In the second half, oliveira fired a powerful shot that was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 68th minute, Sanchez's long-range shot from outside the penalty area went straight to the goal to help Inter extend the score 2-0.
Roma, due to its inferior strength, was still unable to complete the reversal and was eliminated by Inter Milan. As the manager, Mourinho left the field directly with a black face, and had no chance to lead the team to eliminate Inter Milan, and did not qualify for the championship of the tournament in advance.
At the moment, Roma's most important task is to hit the top four, which is really not enough, mourinho also needs to ensure the top six, so as to participate in next season's Europa League.