Napoli reach Coppa Italia final as Mertens breaks club record
Napoli drew 1-1 at home to Inter Milan Saturday to qualify 2-1 on aggregate for next week's Italian Cup final against Juventus. The Bianconeri ousted AC Milan on Friday in a game that reopened behind closed doors a season halted in early March by the coronavirus pandemic.
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- Published Date: 02:00 | 14 June 2020
- Modified Date: 02:00 | 14 June 2020
Napoli reached the Coppa Italia final with a 1-1 draw at home to Inter Milan on Saturday as forward Dries Mertens became the club's all-time record scorer.
Inter went ahead after two minutes of the semi-final second leg when Christian Eriksen scored direct from a corner, badly misjudged by goalkeeper David Ospina, but Mertens levelled before halftime with his 122nd goal for the club in all competitions.
Napoli went through 2-1 on aggregate thanks to their 1-0 win at San Siro four months ago and will meet Juventus in Wednesday's final in Rome.
Both teams were playing their first game since the end of the three-month stoppage for the coronavirus and the pace dropped considerably in the last 20 minutes despite both teams making the permitted five substitutions.