Inter cruised into the Coppa Italia semi-final with a 2-0 victory at home to Lazio on Tuesday, with Marko Arnautovic producing the moment of the match with a brilliant goal. (More Football News)
Arnautovic's headlin💫e-grabber came six minutes before half-time as he hit a delightful volley from a corner that ♛had been headed clear by Mattia Zaccagni.
It was an unstoppable effort that flew in♒ to get Simone Inzaghi's side up and running in the quarter-final.
Both sides went in for the break with that goal 🍒separating them, while Lazio came out for the second half pressing for an equaliser.
Gustav Isaksen nearly go🤪t the goal they were after just before the hour, though goalkeeper Josep Martinez was able to keep his effort out ♔with his feet from a tight angle.
Following that, Inter got the second goal that made things secure. Hakan Calhanoglu netted in t♏he 77th minute from the penalty spot, sending goalkeeper Christos Mandas the wrong way after Samuel Gigot had fouled Joaquin Correa.
That is how the game finished, with Inter booking themselves a two-legged semi-final clash with city rivals AC Milan in April. The other semi-fin🌸al will be between Bologna and Juventus or Empoli.
Data debrief: Inter march on to yet another semi-final
Inter have n📖ow reached the Coppa Italia in five of the last six s🔴easons and 30 times in total.
In doing so, they kept a scori𝓀ng run of 10 games going in the competition, whicಌh is their longest run of games with a goal in the competition.
Lazio made them work for it though, and have attempted 13 shots in the game – thei𒅌r highest total in a single match in the Coppa Italia since the start of last season.
