Inter drove to a 3-0 win over Milan in the 2nd roundnd Stage of the Coppa Italia to beat either Juventus or Fiorentina in the final thanks to a wonderful brace from Lautaro Martinez followed by Robin Gosen’s debut Nerazzurri Goal in the last minutes of the game.
Nerazzurri Coach Simone Inzaghi was delighted after the final whistle, speaking to Sport Mediaset in his post-match press conference.
“I thought the guys were fantastic. We played a tactical intelligence derby and hit them at the right moment. Reaching the Italian Cup final was very important and we deserved it on the pitch,” he said (via FCInterNews).
Inzaghi has already registered his first silverware as Nerazzurri coach with Supercopa Italiana Win against Juventus but is head and shoulders above his team’s chances of winning scudetto as they beat Milan in second place.
He commented: “This is what we’ve been working on since July 8th. We’ve won a final, we’re going to have another in twenty days that we really care about, and then we have this final. But first we are chasing leaders Milan, but we want to fight on all fronts.”
Inter are two points behind Milan and sit on 69 points with a game in hand. They will try to take advantage RossoneriNapoli’s recent slip-ups already lost their footing in a disappointing 1-1 draw with Roma.