INTER MILAN have won the Coppa Italia with a dramatic 4-2 extra-time victory over Juventus.
Inter showed they are now Italy’s dominant force by winning their first Coppa Italia in 11 years.
Ivan Perisic scored twice in extra-time to secure the triumph for Inter as Juve boss Max Allegri was SENT OFF after a fiery touchline row in the additional period.
- Result: Inter 4-2 Juventus (aet)
- Juventus XI: Perin, Danilo, de Ligt, Chiellini, Sandro, Zakaria, Rabiot, Cuadrado, Dybala, Bernardeschi, Vlahovic
- Inter XI: Handanovic, D’Ambrosio, De Vrij, Skriniar, Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Calanhoglu, Perisic, Lautaro, Dzeko
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Signing off from the Stadio Olimpico
Inter Milan have won the Coppa Italia, and have added it to the Supercoppa Italia they claimed at the start of this year.
Now can Simone Inzaghi’s men go one stop further and feel in their city rivals to claim the Serie A title and an impressive treble?
Two points behind with two games to go, the odds are against them – but this is football, and anything can happen. We found that out this evening.
Grazie e buona notte.
Inter Milan: Coppa Italia winners
Rome will be left black and blue this evening.
Inter-rupted: Juve sick of rivals
After dominating Italian football for a decade, Juventus have entered something of a fallow period – and their derby d’Italia rivals are to blame for much of it.
Inter’s Serie A success last season brought an end to Juve’s streak of nine successive Scudettos, and it’s also the Nerazzurri that have defeated them in each of this season’s two domestic cup finals.
And of the four meetings in all competitions this campaign, the Milan side have won three with the other ending in a draw.
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Old Lady found without silverware
For the first time in 11 years, Juventus will end a season without winning any silverware.
Fourth in Serie A, dumped out of the Champions League by Villarreal, and beaten by Inter Milan in both the final of the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa.
There is plenty for Max Allegri to consider this summer.
Credit: @Squawka Twitter Full time – Juventus 2-4 Inter
Inter Milan win the Coppa Italia!
Two superb strikes from Ivan Perisic in extra-time – one a penalty – were the difference after a topsy-turvy 90 minutes swung one way and then the other.
Perisic completed the scoring with a long-range stunner, and that’s exactly how the evening had begun with Nicola Barella firing Inter in front from 25 yards after just six minutes.
Yet Juve roared back in the second half, and, within seven minutes of the restart, were in the lead.
A deflected Alex Sandro shot and a Dusan Vlahovic goal soon had the Old Lady reaching for the trophy, but a disputed spotkick – the first of the night – allowed Hakan Calhanoglu to take the contest into another half hour..
Enter Perisic, and for the first time in 11 years, the Nerazzurri have landed themselves the Italian Cup.
Juventus 2-4 Inter
120. The Inter bench are lined up alongside the touchline, arms linked together and they are already celebrating.
They’ll have two more minutes to wait until it’s official, but Inter Milan will be this year’s Coppa Italia winners.
Juventus 2-4 Inter – Vidal yellow card
118. And any Inter game wouldn’t be complete without a yellow card for Arturo Vidal.
The Chilean is cautioned for flattening a clearly unhappy Juan Cuadrado.
Juventus 2-4 Inter – Inter substitution
116. Federico Dimarco was introduced midway through the second half, and helped swing the game back in Inter Milan’s favour.
His job is now done, and he himself is going to be replaced. Young centre-half Alessandro Bastoni is on for the final few minutes.
Juventus 2-4 Inter
114. It’s a precession to the final whistle for Inter now, and their supporters at the far of the Stadio Olimpico are loving every minute.
Juventus 2-4 Inter
112. Ouch! Sanchez ends up on the receiving end of a sore one, after having the studs of an opponent raked down his elbow.
Must have been a United fan.
Juventus 2-4 Inter
109. Perisic, the two goal hero of extra-time, should be on cloud nine.
Instead, he’s thrown a hissy fit because he didn’t get a corner after his cross appeared to flick off Cuadrado.
Extra-time 2nd period kick-off – Juventus 2-4 Inter
106. Inter have just 15 minutes to hold out for their second trophy of the season.
As it stands, Juventus are facing up to their first trophy-less season in a decade.
Extra-time half-time – Juventus 2-4 Inter
After two goals from Ivan Perisic in the first half of extra-time, Inter are in complete control.
It’s not so much one hand on the cup as nine fingers.
Juventus 2-4 Inter
104. Those in the Juventus ranks have lost their head, and it’s resulted in a red card for their head coach Max Allegri!
The Juve boss was furious with something that was said from the Inter bench following Perisic’s second goal, and he had to be held back from retaliating in kind.
Paolo Valeri runs across to issue a straight red to Allegri, who needs one of his players to drag him away from the ongoing chaos.
Juventus 2-4 Inter
102. Ivan Perisic has surely sealed Coppa Italia success for Inter Milan!
The midfielder takes a delicate first touch with his right foot to flick up Federico Dimarco’s pull-back, and then unleashes a sensational drive into the top corner with his left.
It’s the best goal of the night which is saying something considering how Nicola Barella got the evening rolling.
A brilliant cup final has surely been put out of Juventus’ reach by a brilliant goal.
Goal! Sensational from Ivan Perisic!
Juventus 2-3 Inter – Juventus substitution
100. Everton loanee Moises Kean is Max Allegri’s last throw of the dice. The striker is on for Paulo Dybala.
Juventus 2-3 Inter
98. With no Hakan Calhanoglu on the pitch, and – thankfully – no Lautaro Martinez either, responsibility is handed to Ivan Perisic.
The Croatian follows the lead of Calhanoglu before him, and slams his spotkick spectacularly into the top left corner, sending Mattia Perin the wrong way in the process.
From 1-0 up to 2-1 down, Inter Milan are now 3-2 up in the Coppa Italia final.
Goal! Ivan Perisic fires Inter back in front!
VAR Review! Penalty to Inter!
Juventus 2-2 Inter
96. De-de-de-drama at the Stadio Olimpico!
De Light clips the knee of De Vrij in the box, and sends his compatriot tumbling to the turf.
Referee Paolo Valeri isn’t interested on this occasion, but it looked to be much more of a foul than the one that was awarded in normal time.
After Morata wastes a good opportunity to break, it’s revealed that a VAR check is ongoing…
Juventus 2-2 Inter
94. Juventus haven’t registered an attempt since the 65th minute of the game.
Max Allegri made the conscious decision to protect their lead, and his side are now struggling to build-up any kind of attacking presence.
Juventus 2-2 Inter
92. Alexis Sanchez rolls back the years – the Arsenal ones, not the Manchester United ones – by executing a splendid dipping volley that forces Perin into making a sharp stop.
Extra-time kick-off – Juventus 2-2 Inter
91. The extra half-hour begins.
Max Allegri has been the new period by replacing Alex Sandro with Luca Pellegrini.
Full time – Juventus 2-2 Inter
That’s the end of 90 minutes at the Stadio Olimpico, but fear not – we’re going to get another 30.
It ends 2-2 at the end of regulation time in a final that has swung one way and then the other.
Juve turned their half-time deficit around in the blink of an eye at the start of the second half, but a late Inter Milan penalty means these two clubs will next extra time and possibly penalties to separate them.
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