MILAN. Milan and Inter don’t get hurt in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semifinal which ends 0-0. Pioli’s home team tried harder but the chances were missed by the Rossoneri forwards or thwarted by the Inter goalkeeper Handanovic. Inzaghi for the challenge at San Siro returns to the attacking couple Lautaro-Dzeko, while in defense the owners in the three behind with Skriniar-De Vrij-Bastoni. For Milan, the return of Ibrahimovic, in the stands, is still postponed, then Giroud in the center of the attack with Saelemaekers and Leao on the outside and Krunic in the middle in the three behind the striker. Bennacer and Kessié in front of the defense and Florenzi outside.
After the first minutes of study, Milan immediately tried to put the Nerazzurri defense in difficulty, at 10 ‘Handanovic put Brozovic in difficulty with a short pass, Saelemaekers took advantage of it by winning possession and shooting on goal, but the Nerazzurri goalkeeper stretched out and rejected . A minute passes and Pioli’s team is still dangerous. At 11 ‘Theo Hernandez recovers the ball and tries to break through through the central streets, the Rossoneri winger tries the shot from outside the box but sends to the side. It is the home team that plays the match against Inter who are waiting and trying to restart. At 21 ‘Dzeko enters the area and kicks on Tomori, on the rejected outside the area comes Bastoni who with a left footed Maignan who blocks. With Perisic’s restarts, Inzaghi’s team tries to worry the cousins who at 39 ‘still have an excellent initiative on the right with Saelemaekers who focuses on Krunic who turns and shoots in the area, but very little does not find the mirror.
The start of the second half is still of the Rossoneri brand with Rafael Leao who frees himself on the left and re-enters on the opposite foot, the Milan winger shoots around with Handanovic who rejects in diving. At 57 ‘still dangerous Milan on a lineout from the right the ball reaches Krunic at the near post, the Rossoneri midfielder immediately turns but pulls out. Inter fails to sink and risks: in the 63rd minute another restart by the Rossoneri, Florenzi served on the race goes through the middle streets and tries the right but Handanovic blocks. Swirl of changes on both sides to insert fresh forces with Inter trying to be more aggressive with the entry of Vidal and Sanchez. At 76 ‘Dumfries is good at pulling off on the right putting a cross in the center for Dzeko which is anticipated by Tomori. A minute passes and Milan starts again, crosses at the far post for Giroud but the Rossoneri striker loses the moment, Messias arrives who tries to turn from the right to the far post which ends out. Nothing to do and everything postponed to the return challenge.