There certainly weren’t many Inter Milan fans who rejoiced when they saw the appearance of Simone Inzaghi’s side’s backline in tonight’s Coppa Italia quarter-final against Atalanta, but the young strategist hit the jackpot. The stopper trio of Darmian-De Vrij-Accerbi not only did a good job, but Matteo Darmian was the one who scored the game-winning goal in the 57th minute – 1-0 (0:0).The former first-team member of Inter Milan and Manchester United was forced to play as a right stopper, but at the decisive moment of the game he was in the right place, on the edge of the penalty area of Atalanta, where he waited for the ball from Lautaro Martinez, and then hit the bottom left corner of the goal of the Juan Musso with his left foot.Matteo Darmian 👏 pic.twitter.com/DZ9CNjn72E— Alessandro (@90ordnasselA) January 31, 2023 Atalanta came into this game with a great run of results in 2023, but today they did not look like the same team, which managed to climb to fourth place in Serie A. Gian Piero Gasperini’s team was completely inferior, had few chances and only once hit the frame of the goal where Andre Onana was standing.Inter didn’t shine either, but they were more direct and connected on the pitch, and much more disciplined when they had to block the way to their goal.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Gasperini tried to shake up the team with numerous changes, Lookman and Hojlund were on the field, and later Ederson and Muriel. The last trump card was Brandon Soppy, with whom the experienced strategist tried to gain additional energy, but none of that gave a concrete result.Inter made an ideal prelude to the derby with Milan on Sunday, and another derby awaits them in the semi-finals of Coppa Italia, as they await the winner of the match between Juventus and Lazio.COPPA ITALIAQuarter-finalsTuesdayInter – Atalanta 1-0 (0-0)/Darmian 57/Wednesday20:00: (2.15) Fiorentina (3.25) Torino (3.60)23:00: (1.42) Roma (4.50) Cremonese (8.00)Thursday23:00: (2.15) Juventus (3.35) Lazio (3.50)***odds are subject to change***
