Inter are now looking at the Olímpico in Rome to reaffirm the Coppa from last season and win it for the ninth time. Its rivals, Fiorentina, have six but the previous title dates back to 2001. In any case, this will be the first of two finals for the duo in the coming weeks as Inter face Manchester City on June 10 in Istanbul with the Champions League at stake and Fiorentina, seven days earlier in Prague, against West Ham in contention for the Conference League.
It will be a battle between two impeccable teams this season in the double-legged qualifiers, though Inter, who in January already won the Super Cup against Milan (3-0) in Riyadh, part as a favorite.
“We will not think about the final against City. It’s not a risk we run that Fiorentina is hungrier than us. Our crazy efforts will certainly not be lacking”, he assured yesterday Simone Inzaghi who is seeking his fourth title since his arrival at Inter in 2021 and confirmed that he will continue “one hundred percent” next season.
Handanovic, introduction
Captain Samir Handanovic, the Coppa goalkeeper, is the only new thing in an eleven with the usual starters after the substitutes had a chance on Sunday in the Serie A match lost against the champions Napoli (3-1).
There was also a massive round in Fiorentina in their visit to Torino (1-1) and now they will play their gala team, where they were outstanding. Sofyan Amrabat and striker Athur Cabral. “We are facing a Champions League finalist and a coach who knows how to win trophies. A very difficult stumbling block but one that we have reached with pride, serenity and motivation,” he said. Vincenzo Italiana technician who never stops growing in ‘calcium’.
Fiorentina, 22 years later
This will be the 15th Coppa final for Inter and the 11th for a Fiorentina who have not played in it since 2014, when they lost to Napoli (3-1). His last title came in 2001 (1-0 against Parma) and now, 22 years later, he hopes to repeat the 0-1 league defeat on April 1 at San Siro, the last precedent. In the first round, 3-4 in Florence. Both teams were received yesterday in an action in Quirinale’s Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy.
likely lineups
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Fiorentina: Terracciano; Dodo, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Amrabat, Castrovilli; Ikoné, Bonaventura, Nicolás González; Arthur Cabral
Instructor: Vincenzo Italiano
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Inter: Handanovic; Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Dimarco; Dzeko, Lautaro Martinez
Coach: Simone Inzaghi
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Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
Source: La Verdad
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