Milan seal it in extra time
Milan needed extra time and a Patrick Cutrone strike to knock Inter out of the Coppa Italia after losing both first choice 'keepers and face Lazio in the Semi-Final.
Both came in on the back of two consecutive Serie A defeats, though the Rossoneri were in a more difficult situation, especially after losing both Gianluigi Donnarumma and Marco Storari to injury, so Antonio Donnarumma was given his first ever senior appearance for the club.
Milan had the first real chance after 18 minutes, as Giacomo Bonaventura’s towering header was fingertipped over the bar by Samir Handanovic.
Inter thought they had taken the lead in bizarre circumstances, as Ivan Perisic knocked back a corner from the by-line and Antonio Donnarumma knocked it into his own net at the near post, but VAR confirmed Andrea Ranocchia was offside and standing practically on the line.
Joao Mario should’ve scored on the hour mark when Icardi knocked down a cross for the Portugal international, but he fired it straight at Antonio Donnarumma from point-blank range for a sensational reaction save.
Matias Vecino had a pop from a huge distance and Suso hit the side-netting, but when Handanovic flapped a Suso cross into the path of Bonaventura six yards out, his diving header was incredibly over the bar.
Joao Mario was jeered off the field after another below-par performance and Kalinic was carried off with an ankle injury, replaced by Patrick Cutrone.
Suso’s curling cross-shot took a deflection off Milan Skriniar to bounce off the top of the crossbar, then at the other end Bonucci’s desperate sliding block did enough to force Perisic to blast over.
It went to extra time, the Rossoneri were more aggressive, with a series of dangerous crosses and corners.
It paid off, as Suso chipped a ball over the top, substitute Patrick Cutrone sprung the offside trap and kept his cool to sweep the finish past Handanovic from 10 yards. Celtic Aberdeen Rangers Hibernian Hearts St Johnstone Kilmarnock Motherwell Hamilton Dundee FC Ross County Partick Coppa Italia P 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 W 15 13 12 9 7 7 6 7 5 5 4 4
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