Martínez leads Inter past AC Milan to cup final

Lautaro Martínez has led Internazionale to the final of the Italian Cup tournament. The Argentine attacker scored the first two goals in the return against fellow townspeople AC Milan: 3-0. The first game in the semi-finals, early last month, had ended in 0-0.

Martínez already scored the 1-0 in the 3rd minute. Shortly before half time, the number 10 made his second with a marker over the Milan keeper. Substitute Robin Gosens, former player of FC Dordrecht, Vitesse and Heracles Almelo, scored the third goal in the final phase. Fifteen minutes before that, Ismaël Bennacer’s connection goal had been rejected, because TV images from the VAR showed that a teammate was annoyingly offside.

At Inter, Stefan de Vrij participated the entire match. Denzel Dumfries stayed on the bench. In Serie A, Inter is 2 points behind leaders Milan, but also played one game less. In the cup final, the blue-black formation will meet Juventus or Fiorentina. Juventus, the club of Matthijs de Ligt, will defend a 1-0 lead in the return on Wednesday in front of its own audience.