Fiorentina 1-2 Inter Milan: Internazionale won the Coppa Italia two and a half weeks before the Champions League final against Manchester City. In the Italian cup final, Fiorentina won on Wednesday evening. Lautaro Martínez was the celebrated man for the blue-blacks with two goals.
CL finalist Inter have already won a final in their own country thanks to Lautaro
Martínez is having his best season so far at Inter and got up on Wednesday evening when his team needed him. Inter, which took office with Denzel Dumfries in the starting line-up and had Stefan de Vrij on the bench, started the final in Rome badly and was already 1-0 behind after three minutes. Nicolás González helped Fiorentina into the lead with a ticker at the far post.
Inter did not panic and turned the tables before the break. Thanks to Martínez, who accounted for both goals for his team. His first goal, after a wonderful pass from Marcelo Brozovic, marked his hundredth in Milan’s service. Just under ten minutes before the break, Martínez made it 1-2 with a nice volley.
In the second half, Fiorentina tried to get back into the game, but without success. Inter successfully defended its margin with De Vrij as a substitute (’59) and thus extended its title: after all, Simone Inzaghi’s team also won the Coppa Italia last year. Inter now plays two more league games, against Atalanta Bergamo and Torino, before competing with Manchester City for the Champions League on June 10.
Fiorentina will also play a final this season. On Wednesday 7 June, La Viola will face West Ham United in Prague. In the last game of this season in the Conference League.
Pirlo leaves Karagümrük after just one season
Talking about the Coppa Italia, two time winner Andrea Pirlo’s time as coach of Fatih Karagümrük is limited to one season. The Turkish club has announced through the official channels that it will release the trainer immediately. The Italian already had an expiring contract in Istanbul.
“As we cannot continue with Andrea Pirlo and his staff next season. We have given him permission to leave soon,” the club’s statement read. “Hopefully it will give them a chance to plan their future. We are very happy to have spent a season with Andrea and are grateful for his contributions to our club.”
