At 4 a.m. Beijing time on February 1, Inter defeated Atalanta 1-0 at home in the 1/4 final of the Coppa Italia to reach the semi-finals and will face the winner between Juventus and Lazio in the semifinals. Lautaro assists and former Manchester United player Damian scores.
Competition focus
In the 40th minute, Çalhanoğlu volleyed with his left foot from outside the box, and the ball bounced off the post!
In the 57th minute, Çalhanoğlu passed the ball, Lautaro assisted, and Damien burst into the left side of the box and shot a powerful low shot! Inter lead 1-0.
Wonderful replays
Inter rotated slightly, Handanovic and Brozovic were absent due to injury, Bastoni, Di Marco and Dzeko were rotated, Romelu Lukaku was appointed as the starting striker, and Skriniar was excluded from the squad for non-athletic reasons.
Lautaro wears the captain's armband.
In the 28th minute, Inter counter-attacked, Romelu Lukaku made the ball and Lautaro's shot hit Troy's open arm, which the referee pointed out was a "change of direction hitman" and no penalty.
In the 44th minute, Atalanta's Melle crossed and Zapata broke away from the defensive header and scored high.
In the 54th minute, Onana broke away and Mailer followed up with a high shot. Gosens then crossed and Romelu Lukaku's header was denied by the goalkeeper.
In the 61st minute, Lautaro returned and Mkhitaryan's shot deflected wide from the perimeter.
In the 65th minute, Boga's left-footed shot deflected.
Player ratings
Technical statistics
Line-up
Inter (3-5-2): 24-Onana/36-Darmian, 6-De Vry, 15-Archerby/2-Dumfries (33-D'Ambrosio, 77th minute), 23-Barrera, 20-Çalhanoğlu (14-Aslani, 72nd minute), 22-Mkhitaryan, 8-Gosens (32-Di Marco, 71st minute)/90-Lukaku (9-Dzeko, 72nd minute), 10-Lautaro (11-Correa, 85th minute)
Atalanta (3-4-2-1): 1-Musso/2-Troy, 19-Jimsitti, 42-Calvini (93-Sobey, 72nd minute)/33-Hartbauer (13-Edson, 68th minute), 15-De Jongne, 7-Koupmenas, 3-Mele/88-Pasalic (11-Luxeman, 55th minute), 10-Boga (9-Muriel, 68th minute)/91-Zapata (17-Hoylan, 55th minute)