Inter Reach Coppa Italia Semifinals with 2:1 Triumph over Torino

Key Takeaways:

• Inter reached the Coppa Italia semifinals after beating Torino 2:1
• Ange-Yoan Bonny and Andy Diouf scored for Inter, while Sandro Kulenovic netted for Torino
• Cristian Chivu made ten changes to his starting eleven compared to the previous league fixture against Cremonese

Match Analysis: Nerazzurri Edge Past Torino

Inter became the first club to book a place in this year’s Coppa Italia semifinals, prevailing 2:1 over Torino at the U-Power Stadium in Monza on Wednesday evening. Ange-Yoan Bonny’s header in the 35th minute opened the scoring, before Andy Diouf doubled Inter’s lead just after the restart. Sandro Kulenovic pulled a goal back for the visitors shortly before the hour mark, setting up a tense finish in the quarterfinal clash.

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— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter) February 4, 2026

Lineup Overhauls and Tactical Shifts

Inter entered the tournament at the round of 16, where they dispatched Venezia 5:1. Head coach Cristian Chivu opted for significant squad rotation from the team that recently overcame Cremonese 2:0, introducing ten new starters. Only Davide Frattesi retained his place. The starting eleven saw Josep Martínez, Stefan de Vrij, Francesco Acerbi, Carlos Augusto, Issiaka Kamate, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Andy Diouf, Matteo Cocchi, Marcus Thuram, and Ange-Yoan Bonny come in.

Torino, under Marco Baroni, had a considerably longer journey, beginning their Coppa Italia campaign in the second round, where they recorded narrow home victories over Modena and Pisa (both 1:0), before causing an upset by defeating Roma 3:2 away at the Stadio Olimpico. For this encounter, Baroni made six changes from the league win against Lecce (1:0), naming Adrien Tameze, Matteo Prati, Faustino Anjorin, Rafael Obrador, Alieu Njie, and Sandro Kulenovic as starters.

Stadium Shift and Early Exchanges

The match was played at the U-Power Stadium in Monza due to preparations for the Olympic Games in Milan–Cortina, which have made the San Siro unavailable. Inter immediately seized possession after kickoff, and Bonny tested visiting goalkeeper Alberto Paleari as early as the 6th minute. Torino responded swiftly with a shot from Nikola Vlašić two minutes later. Inter maintained territorial dominance, with Carlos Augusto rattling the crossbar in the 20th minute.

A handball incident involving Matteo Prati in Torino’s box was waved away by referee Matteo Marchetti in the 24th minute. Prati also had a notable attempt from the edge of the box, but fired over. Inter capitalised just minutes later when Kamate’s feint and cross enabled Bonny to head past Paleari.

Second-Half Momentum and Decisive Moments

Inter pressed for a cushion before the interval but went into the break just one goal to the good. In the opening stages of the second half, Marcus Thuram exploited space before setting up Diouf, who finished from close range in the 47th minute, extending Inter’s lead. Torino responded with urgency: Marco Pedersen’s cross was cleared, only for Anjorin to send a low shot goalward, and Vlašić fired narrowly wide in the 51st minute.

Torino’s persistence paid off in the 57th minute. Pedersen beat Cinquegrano down the flank, crossing for Kulenovic to leap and head home, halving the deficit. Inter saw Frattesi test Paleari again in the 65th minute, and Prati put the ball in the net fifteen minutes from time, but the effort was ruled out for offside in the build-up. In the dying moments, yellow cards were issued to Kamate, Francesco Pio Esposito, and Guillermo Maripan. Prati squandered another late opportunity, and Maripan threatened with a stoppage-time cross but Inter’s defence held firm.

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