Inter in the Italian Cup final: shock comeback against Como 3-2

Inter beat Como at home in the return match of the semi-final of the Italian Cup. The Nerazzuri won 3-2 with the second and third goals in the final minutes of the match. They will play against the winner of Atalanta-Lazio, the other semi-final scheduled for tomorrow evening.

It was a brace from Calhanoglu and a goal from Sucic that overturned the Larian goals scored by Baturina and Da Cunha and sent Chivu’s men to heaven, who are now dreaming of a ‘double’ of the Scudetto-Italian Cup. The guests started strong and in the 8th minute it was Martinez, with a great reflex, who denied Baturina the joy of the goal. From the following corner, Kempf heads the ball and hits the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, the match broke the deadlock. Van Der Brempt leaps past Dimarco on the right and puts an inviting ball to the spot, on which Baturina pounces and pierces Martinez with his right, also helped by the deflection of the post.

The hosts came close to equalizing in the 37th minute, when Perrone blocked Thuram’s header on the goal line, which came following a corner kicked by Dimarco. At the end, Martinez had to put his gloves on Da Cunha’s left-footed shot from distance which was deflected for a corner. It’s the last chance of a lively first half. At the start of the second half, after just three minutes, the second goal arrived. Zielinski misses a pass and Nico Paz throws Da Cunha vertically, who enters the area from the right and places a left-footed shot in the far corner that Martinez cannot reach. Calhanoglu tries to take his team’s hand and in the 12th minute he tries with a right-footed shot from outside, which Butez is attentive to and blocks with a dive.

The Turk plays as a leader and in the 24th minute finds the goal that reopens the score. His right-footed shot from the edge, deflected by Ramon’s heel, deceives Butez and makes it 2-1. A minute later, Acerbi misses an intervention in defense and paves the way for the newly introduced Diao, who comes face to face with Martinez but pardons him, frustrating a huge opportunity. When the match seemed to be coming to an end, it was Calhanoglu who took his team by the hand again and made it 2-2 in the 41st minute. Sucic, who has recently entered, delivers a perfect cross from the left and the Turk fits in well, heading the ball home.

The comeback is completed in the 44th minute, when the usual Calhanoglu passes the ball into the area for Sucic, who adjusts the ball on the right and finds the far corner for the 3-2 which explodes San Siro. In the final, Como attempted to attack the opponent’s goal but without success. At the final whistle, the celebration starts at Inter for the triumph and for access to the Italian Cup final, where Atalanta and Lazio await, who will compete in Bergamo tomorrow evening after the 2-2 draw at the Olimpico.