In the early morning of April 20, the semi-final of the Coppa Italia began its second leg of the competition, with Inter Milan winning 3-0 at home to rival AC Milan, advancing to the final with an aggregate score of 3-0. The last time nerazzurri reached the Coppa Italia final was in 2010/11, when they successfully defended their title by beating Palermo in the final. That title is also the last glory of inter's triple crown era.
Both Milan city teams are fighting for the title, but they have no reservations in this campaign, Inter made three rotations in the starting lineup, Lautaro, DeVry and Damian, while Milan only rotated one starter in Calabria. Four minutes into the game, Inter had a fantastic start, damian's cross from the right and Lautaro's shot from inside the box. In the 40th minute, Correa sent a precise direct pass, Lautaro successfully carried the ball into the box against the offside, and completed the double with a dashing provocative shot. In the first half, Inter led 2-0. AC Milan also had some extremely threatening attacks, but failed to seize the opportunity.
In the 66th minute of the second half, Benazel scored a goal in a corner kick, but the referee considered Kalulu to interfere with the goalkeeper in an offside position and declared the goal invalid. Inter sealed the victory in the 82nd minute, Vidal sent a straight, Brozovic inserted on the right and swept in front of goal, and German flying wing Gossens, who played for Inter for the seventh time, scored his debut goal after joining. 3-0, no more suspense in the game.
In this campaign, Inter had 48% of the ball, scoring 3 goals on 4 of 10 shots on target, while Milan scored only 1 shot on target in 18 shots, making the attacking efficiency high. After the game, Inter coach Inzaghi Jr. said that Inter played well and smartly in this game, and the tactical confrontation also seized the opportunity. The Italian young marshal has reason to be proud, because in the three previous Milan derbys this season, he has not been able to lead the team to win, and this time it is finally a bad breath.
Of course, the most gratifying thing is the return of number one star Lauta Romadinez, the last 2 games, Lautaro scored 3 goals and delivered 1 assist, this game, he scored 2 goals in 4 shots and 3 goals in 70 minutes of playing time, 5 fouls against opponents, these data are the highest in the game. Since this campaign, Lautaro has scored 19 goals this season, surpassing veteran Dzeko as Inter's top scorer.
In the previous two seasons, Lautaro has scored 21 goals, 5 assists and 19 goals and 7 assists respectively, and the performance is very good, but many people also believe that the presence of Lukaku is an important reason for Lautaro's state. But now that Romelu Lukaku has returned to Chelsea, the Argentine striker still has the stats of 19 goals and 3 assists in 42 games, which is not much different from the previous two seasons, although there is a goal drought in the middle, but it is enough to show that without Lukaku he can still destroy the city.
Another Coppa Italia semi-final will be played between Juventus and Fiorentina, and in terms of strength comparison, the Bianconeri is very likely to reach the final. And that will also set a new record for a single-season Milan derby and an Italian national derby. After the early morning of this morning, Inter have played Milan 4 times in Serie A and the Italian Cup, and have played juve three times, which are two legs in Serie A and the Italian Super Cup, and if Juve beats Fiorentina to reach the final of the Coppa Italia, the number of Italian national derbies this season will also reach 4, which is really a good show.