The quarter-final stage of the Italian Cup opened yesterday (Tuesday) with the promotion of Milan to the quarterfinals after a hard-fought victory on penalties over Turin. Today the eighth games continue with three meetings, when in the early game Inter went up to the last eight in the factory, defeated Fiorentina 1: 2 after extra time and will face the Rossoneri in the next stage. Later, Naples will meet Ampoli (Starting at 18:40, live broadcast on Sports3), And in addition, Juventus will face Genoa (Starting at 21:40, live broadcast on Sports3).
Fiorentina – Inter
Inter controlled from the opening, pressed, and in the 40th minute also took the lead thanks to an accurate penalty by Arturo Vidal, who kicked a flat and powerful ball to the center of the goal and into the net. The referee decided to award a penalty kick from 11 meters to Narazuri after Alexis Sanchez failed in the box. At first Pendel did not stop, but after watching the VAR system it was decided to point to the white spot.
Only two minutes passed and the referee made an illusory decision – to award a penalty to Fiorentina after a surprisingly clean ball snatch from Milan Shekrinier to Christian Cuema in the box. For some reason it was decided to whistle for a free kick, but the VAR system of course intervened and the penalty was eliminated with absolute justice. But Kuwa did not give up and in the 57th minute equalized to 1: 1 with a huge goal, after kicking a huge ball from the edge of the extension from the air to between the connections. Great performance by the striker.
The second half was much more equal and Fiorentina managed to press and get into some situations. Inter got into trouble after a good first half, and no decision was reached at the end of 90 minutes. Both teams went into overtime, and in the 102nd minute Alexis was close to scoring from close range from Ashraf Hakimi, but the Chilean’s ball was repelled. Romulo Lukaku was also stopped by the Purple goalkeeper in the 116th minute. Then, in the 119th minute, in the most dramatic way possible, Lukaku slammed into the net after a wonderful raise by Niccolo Barla from the right wing, arranged a crazy end to the game and lifted Inter to the quarter-finals – where a derby against AC Milan awaits them.
