Coppa Italia, Inter in the final: Dimarco stops Juventus at San Siro (1-0)

MILAN. Inter are the first finalists of the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa 2023: after a 1-1 draw in the first leg won in extremis at the Allianz Stadium, a goal from Dimarco was enough for the nerazzurri to eliminate Juventus and gain the pass for the last act of the event. The return of the face-off between the teams of Simone Inzaghi and Massimiliano Allegri ends 1-0 at San Siro: it will therefore be the former Lazio coach who will go and play on 24 May, in «his» old stadium, the possibility of raising to the sky the second consecutive Coppa Italia against the winner of the other match between Fiorentina and Cremonese.

Not even three laps of the hands went by from the kick-off and the nerazzurri built up the first big chance: Barella crossed in the centre, Lautaro didn’t touch, then Dzeko put out just a little by hitting casually after a deflection by Bremer. On the other hand, in fifteen minutes, again from Barella’s foot, the ball comes out which leads Dimarco to score the Inter advantage, with a delicate left-handed touch that surprises Perin for the 1-0. The bianconeri struggled to react and create noteworthy chances, making themselves dangerously visible only in the 34th minute, when Kostic attempted a sudden right-footed shot from outside carefully blocked by Onana. At the beginning of the second half, the possible doubling of Inter made by Dzeko was canceled, caught in an offside position after a pass from the back, then in the 73rd minute it was Perin who denied personal joy to Mkhitaryan, good at coordinating with his right foot after a free kick di Dimarco rejected by the barrier.

In the final, Juventus desperately tried to go in search of an equaliser, but not even a dangerous shot came from Onana’s side. At the triple whistle, Inter celebrates, now waiting for the last opponent.