Inter Milan forced extra time in an agonizing way, where they took a definitive 2-1 advantage against Parma, currently in Serie B and who had the historic Gianluigi Buffon in the goal, for the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia this Tuesday.
In this round in which the greats of Calcio come into action, Inter was close to saying goodbye at the first exchange.
the croatian Stanko Juric He put the Parmesans ahead at minute 38, with a right-footed shot from outside the area that Cameroonian André Onana could do nothing against.
Despite the difference in category, Inter couldn’t find a way to beat the legendary Buffonthat to their 44 years showed at times an astonishing validity.
Finally, when surprise seemed near, Lautaro Martinez he picked up a rebound on the front and falling down, connected at 88′ with a right hand far from the reach of a Buffon who three minutes later saved his team with a spectacular save from a shot by Bosnian Edin Dzeko.
Almost 45 years old, Gigi Buffon showed glimpses of her renowned quality. (@gianluigibuffon / Twitter)
In it extra timea center from the left of Federico Dimarco was rejected by Buffon’s fists, but Francesco Acerbi (110 ‘) sent the ball into the net with a distant header to give Inter a pass to the quarterfinals.
The other representative of Serie B still in contention, Genoa, will play on Thursday at the Olympic Stadium against Roma.
The eight best in Serie A from last season make their debut on the occasion of these round of 16, after having been exempt from the two preceding rounds and they will have the privilege besides being local.
Few surprises are therefore expected, although the AC Milan should be wary of Wednesday Torino from Paraguayan Tonny Sanabriasame as the Juventus (which holds the record for victories in this competition with 14 titles), home on January 19 to Monza, a team that defeated it in September (1-0) in the championship.
