Inter Milan have completed a historic domestic double after defeating Lazio l2-nil to win the Italian cup, adding to the Serie A title they secured earlier this season.
The victory marks Inter’s first league and cup double since 2010, when josé mourinho guided the club to a famous treble-winning campaign.
Federico Dimarco’s corner forced an own goal from Lazio defender, Adam Marusic before lautaro martinez sealed victory after capitalising on a defensive error.
Inter coach, Christian Chivu praised his side’s resilience following last season’s disappointment, while captain Lautaro Martínez described the achievement as “very important” for the club.
Meanwhile, celebrations from Inter’s cup triumph spilled over into the Italian Open tennis event where a quarter-final match was suspended for nearly 20 minutes because of smoke from fireworks outside the nearby Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Italian Luciano Darderi eventually defeated Spain’s Rafael Jodar to book a place in the atp masters one thousand semi-finals.
(editor: Terverr Tyav)
