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Milan demolished Inter's treble aspirations with three unanswered goals, advancing Rossonerri to the Coppa Italia final.


Coach Simone Inzaghi's side is completely disoriented and perplexed as Inter is pummeled in devastating fashion, conceding three unanswered goals against Milan, allowing the Rossonerri to qualify for the Coppa Italia finals 4-1 on aggregate and squandering the Nerazzurri's hopes of a treble.

The former Lazio coach's side had a convincing, authoritative start to the first half, dictating play in the midfield with great passes from Nicolo Barella and Kristjan Asllani, as well as triangular movements that were consistent with Inzaghi's system of play.

Furthermore, Inter's defense was solid, with German international Yann Aurel Bisseck doing an excellent job of limiting Rafael Leao and disrupting the play, and Stefan De Vrij marshalling the back three.

However, Inter's downfall was caused by a seemingly familiar issue: their failure to convert chances in the final third.


Inter were far from clinical despite demonstrating great promise after a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat at the Stadio Dall'Arra over the weekend against Bologna, with Mehdi Taremi completely wasting an opportunity on the counter in a three-on-two situation and Lautaro failing to hit the net on the volley within the box following a cushioned header from the former Porto forward.

Milan, on the other hand, were diametrically opposed offensively, demonstrating their capacity to be lethal within the attacking zone when they silenced the San Siro with their first chance on goal, Serbian forward Luka Jovic scoring a soaring header followed by a wonderful ball from Alex Jimenez.

Just when many people assumed Inter would be able to shake off their little loss of concentration after conceding the goal and find a way to get back into the game in the same way they did in the first leg, things only grew worse for the Beneamata.


The former Fiorentina and Benfica striker scored in a scrappy fashion shortly after the start of the second half, thanks to multiple deflections from a Rossonerri corner delivery, confirming Milan coach Sergio Conceicao's decision to start Jovic over Tammy Abraham, as he bagged a brace, extending his fine run of form to five goals in his last five appearances across all competitions.

As a result, behind by two goals with 40 minutes remaining caused Inzaghi to make a flurry of substitutes, with the Italian manager making four tactical changes at once.

Despite a few chances on goal, Inter lacked energy and ambition, seeming fully depleted and unable to recover, unable to deal with the Rossonerri's smooth passing through the middle.

In the final stages of the game, it was seamless team movement, with Dutchman Tijjani Reijnders latching onto the ball from a perfect pass by Rafael Leao, gliding through the Nerazzurri back-line in superb fashion and tucking the ball past Josep Martinez to secure Milan's spot in the Coppa Italia finals in Rome, keeping their European football dreams alive.


With Inter losing two matches in a row for the first time this season across all competitions, failing to win a single Milan derby this season out of five after winning six consecutive derbies prior, two draws and three losses, and crumbling to a Milan side that sits in ninth place and appeared completely disorganized in their three-back structure over the weekend against Atalanta, Simone Inzaghi must reflect and analyze.

The Nerazzurri must regroup and dig deep as they prepare to face a fantastic Roma side next weekend in order to keep up with Napoli as both Serie A giants compete for the scudetto, with the two clubs tied on 71 points with five matches remaining.

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