The Italian Cup semifinal between Inter Milan and Juventus ended with a mass scuffle and 3 purple playing cards following a 1-1 draw within the first leg on Tuesday.
After Romelu Lukaku transformed a penalty in stoppage time to equalize for Inter, the Belgium striker picked up his 2nd yellow card for it sounds as if taunting the group.
Juan Cuadrado, who had put Juventus forward within the 83rd, and Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic have been additionally proven purple playing cards as they clashed after the overall whistle, with gamers from each groups then becoming concerned as they attempted to split the 2.
“It’s nothing, just a bit of chaos at the end of a balanced game,” Juventus trainer Massimiliano Allegri mentioned. “We knew it would be difficult. Although they were coming off a difficult period, they are still Inter and proved it tonight.”
Lukaku, Cuadrado and Handanovic must all leave out the second one leg on April 26.
Last-place Serie A membership Cremonese hosts Fiorentina within the different semifinal on Wednesday.
The end result did not do a lot to relieve the disaster at Inter, which has misplaced 3 immediately fits in Serie A.
The consequence of the semifinal and Inter’s upcoming Champions League quarterfinal towards Benfica may well be a very powerful in figuring out whether or not Simone Inzaghi remains on as Inter’s trainer.
Inter beat Juventus 4-2 after overtime in ultimate 12 months’s ultimate to win its 8th Italian Cup however Juventus have had the higher hand within the derby d’Italia this season, beating Inter two times in Serie A — together with a 1-0 victory little greater than two weeks in the past.
While each groups had a couple of shut possibilities, the fit seemed headed for a nil–0 draw till Cuadrado was once left just about unmarked to attain with an extended shot within the 83rd minute. The Colombian then celebrated with an intricate dance.
Juventus defender Gleison Bremer was once penalized for a handball to arrange Inter’s penalty, and then Lukaku held his finger to his lips as though to silence the group.