Ex-Gialoroso Edin Dzeko (2nd) and Alexis Sanchez (68th) scored two winning goals for Inter Milan after their loss in the derby against AC Milan (1-2) on Saturday. However the Nerazurri was pushed around and lost defender Alessandro Bastoni, who fell too far before the break after badly spraining his right ankle.
The Interists will meet AC Milan or Lazio Rome in the semi-finals, which also face the San Siro on Wednesday.
Greeted with applause and sympathetic banners – “Welcome home, Jose” – by Tifosi, the coach of the historic Nerazzurri hat-trick in 2010, Mourinho did not benefit as much from Simone Inzaghi’s players.
Starting off strong, Inter opened the scoring on their first occasion, on a cross from Ivan Perisic, which was concluded by Dzeko, the author of two goals in two matches against his former colors in Rome after that in the league (3–0).
Without the bar, who returned Niccol Barella’s missile after the (6th), the match could have already been turned.
But after this difficult first hour of an hour, Roma raised her voice. Niccolo Zaniolo could equalize but shot straight at goalkeeper Samir Handanovic (18th).
Inter again failed to regain momentum in the first minute, then lost to Bastoni. A dark day for the defender, who received a two-match suspension hours before the match (in the league) for insulting officials at the end of the derby on Saturday.
Roma pushed again after the break but Handanovic again intervened by tapping a shot from Sergio Oliveira (62nd).
Mourinho’s luck had run out: Rui Patricio deflected another brilliant shot from Barella (64th) to delay 2-0, but the Portuguese goalkeeper could do nothing on Sanchez’s full skylight shot (68th).
Cruel to Romans, whose striker Tammy Abraham did not finish the match, was issued for a muscle problem (88th).
The Nerazuri are recovering at the right time ahead of two dangerous new meetings, on Saturday in their league runners-up Naples then against ogre Liverpool in the Champions League.
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