Milan's derby in the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup promised and also exists • Zlatan put Milan in the lead, but faced Lukaku and was then sent off in the second yellow • The Belgian equalized in a penalty, Eriksen set up an incredible turnaround and sent the Rossoneri home
Eriksen and friends celebrate qualifying for the semifinals
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What a great game in the Italian Cup and what a dramatic end we got tonight (Tuesday).
Inter eventually qualified for the Cup semi-finals after a 1-2 win over AC Milan in the Milan derby after completing a makeover in extra time.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the winning goal for the Rossoneri in the 31st minute, and before going down to the locker rooms for the half-time break a confrontation developed between him and Romulo Lukaku, who won both yellow cards from the referee.
In retrospect, this moment had great significance because Zlatan received a second yellow in the 58th minute after committing an offense and being sent off.
From here Milan were left with ten players, and Conte's side took advantage of this to press on the goal.
In the 69th minute Niccolò Barla failed in the box and after a VAR check Pendel was blown to win Inter.
Lukaku did not get confused after the confrontation with Zlatan, setting up 1: 1 with 20 minutes left until the end.
The referee added 10 minutes to the game and allowed Inter to continue to look for the winning goal, which eventually came with a great free kick by Christian Eriksen, who sent the Narazori to the Cup semi-final - where they will meet the winner between Juventus and Spal tomorrow (Wednesday, 21:45)
So Fioli's team finishes its way to the cup, but it will take solace in the fact that in Serie A it is still first with 49 points, two more than the city rival.