With the transfer window closed, the Coppa Italia returns. This evening the quarter-finals kick off with Inter vs Torino, a match taking place on neutral ground. Officially, the Nerazzurri are playing at home, but due to the start of the Winter Olympics, San Siro is unavailable and – therefore – the venue is the U-Power Stadium in Monza.
Inter are in great form, coming off a win in Cremona and a prestigious victory in Dortmund in the Champions League.
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Torino, on the other hand, bounced back immediately in their last league match after a heavy defeat in Como and now dream of another prestigious scalp in the Coppa Italia. In the Round of 16, in fact, Baroni’s men conquered the Olimpico, beating Roma 3-2 at the end of a thrilling match.
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❗Marotta: “0 signings? We didn’t need to fix anything! Milan play less”
Speaking to Mediaset before the match, Marotta discussed the title race: “Milan are the only team that can focus solely on league commitments, which is clearly, in our opinion, an advantage. We are used to managing many matches; last year we played 64 games.”
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He also commented on the winter transfer window: “This is a transfer window for repairs, but we didn’t need to fix anything. In the summer, Ausilio and Baccin did a superb job.”
👀 Who are Cocchi and Kamate: Chivu knows them from the youth teams
Chivu starts Matteo Cocchi from the first minute: the Italian left winger, born in 2007, is a product of Inter’s youth academy and already made his Coppa Italia debut in the Round of 16 against Venezia, playing 30 minutes. This year he has played 15 matches with the U23s, scoring 1 goal and providing 1 assist.
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Kamaté, on the other hand, is a winger/attacking midfielder born in 2008: last year he played 10 matches in Serie B with Modena (on loan from Inter, who had signed him from Team Altamura), while this season he is one of the protagonists of the U23 side in Serie C: 4 goals and 2 assists, playing both in midfield and as an attacking winger.
Both have been coached and developed by Chivu in the Primavera (youth) team: Cocchi was given his starting debut in the U19s by the coach himself, while Kamate had his position changed to right winger.
✅ The OFFICIAL lineups
INTER (3-5-2): Martinez; de Vrij, Acerbi, Carlos Augusto; Kamate, Frattesi, Mkhitaryan, Diouf, Cocchi; Thuram, Bonny.
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TORINO (3-5-3): Paleari; Marianucci, Coco, Pedersen; Barguera, Prati, Anjorin, Tameze, Vlasic; Njie, Kulenovic.
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