Coppa Italia Semifinal After Eliminating Torino, Inter Milan Keeps Hope of Winning Double

Inter Milan striker Ange-Yoan Bonny scored a goal against Torino in the Coppa Italia match. Inter won 2-1 and qualified for the semi-finals. (inter.it)

JAKARTA - Inter Milan struggled to get a ticket to the Coppa Italia semi-finals. In the quarter-final duel held at a neutral venue at the U-Power Stadium, Monza, Thursday, February 5, 2026 WIB, Inter only won narrowly 2-1 over Torino. A victory that keeps Inter's hopes of winning a double winner.

Coach Cristian Chivu has the opportunity to succeed in his debut in charge of Inter replacing Simone Inzaghi. The target of winning a double title by winning the Italian Serie A and the Coppa Italia is still open. Even Inter is still in the Champions League even though they have to play the playoffs to reach the last 16.

Currently, Inter is still perched at the top of the Italian League standings. With 55 points, Inter is five points ahead of their city rivals, AC Milan, who in the last match beat Bologna 3-0.

Success in the domestic competition still has to be maintained because the battle for the Scudetto is not over yet. Not only that, Inter also still has to fight in the Coppa Italia. After eliminating Torino, in the semi-finals I Nerazzurri will meet Napoli or Como 1907.

"I am satisfied with the performance and energy shown by the team. We really need it for games like that. When you are 2-1 up, the opponent does feel like they have a second wind and play with enthusiasm. It's just that they don't create a lot of problems for us," Chivu said as quoted by Football Italia.

"It must be admitted that a match like this does require more energy and more fit legs. So I chose players who have energy. Don't forget we played a match with a busy schedule in January. However, in February, our matches will be more crowded," he said.

In the match, which was held at a neutral venue because the San Siro Stadium, which is Inter's home, will be used for the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics, Chivu chose to rotate the players. Captain Lautaro Martinez and young striker Francesco Pio Esposito were on the bench so Marcus Thuram duet with Ange-Yoan Bonny.

Chivu also couldn't play some of the pillar players, Matteo Darmian, Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu and Denzel Dumfries who have not recovered from injuries. This makes young Matteo Cocchi and Issiaka Kamate for the first time to make their debut as starters.

Inter had to fight off Torino when Clinton Njie got a chance. Only his shot could be blocked by defender Francesco Acerbi. Likewise, midfielder Matteo Prati's shot still soared.

After receiving the threat, Inter began to rise. They slowly took control of the defense and almost took the lead when Carlos Augusto got the chance to score in the 20th minute. However, his kick went over the crossbar.

After many times meeting a deadlock, Inter finally managed to break the Torino goal. Ange-Yoan Bonny successfully opened Inter's victory after completing Kamate's cross in the 35th minute.

The goal that changed the score to 1-0 made the Inter players more excited to press the Toro defense. However, their efforts did not bear fruit until the end of the first half.

Entering the second half, Torino tried to take the initiative to attack. The team coached by Marco Baroni immediately got a chance through striker Sandro Kulenovic who greeted Nikola Vlasic's cross. Only his header could still be overcome by Augusto.

On the other hand, Inter also quickly put pressure. Their attack turned out to be more effective than Torino. As a result, the match entered the 47th minute, Inter added a goal. It started with the action of midfielder Davide Frattesi who managed to win the ball and then gave it to Thuram.

The French national team player passed the ball to Andy Diouf who converted it into a goal. The score changed to 2-0 for La Beneamata's advantage. Even though they were able to add a goal, they did not slack off and still played solid.

Only, Torino refused to surrender. They were more aggressive pressing to catch up with the goal. The effort turned out to bear fruit when Marcus Pedersen gave a pass to Kulenovic. Even though the ball from Pedersen turned a little, Kulenovic still managed to maximize it to break Josep Martinez's goal who replaced Yann Sommer.

The score changed 2-1 which made the match more intense. Only Inter could still play solid so as to prevent Torino from adding goals. The score also lasted until the end of the match.