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MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 21: Hakan Calhanoglu of FC Internazionale Milano scores his team’s second goal during the Coppa Italia Semi-Final match between FC Internazionale and Como at San Siro on April 21, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Inter again overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat Como, this time 3-2 with a Hakan Calhanoglu brace and Petar Sucic, to reach the Coppa Italia Final.
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The first leg ended 0-0 at the Stadio Sinigaglia, so it was all to be decided here, potentially including extra time and penalties, for who will face either Atalanta or Lazio on May 13. When these teams met in Serie A on April 12, Inter fought back from 2-0 down for a thrilling 4-3 victory.
Lautaro Martinez and Alessandro Bastoni were still injured, while Luis Henrique stepped in for Denzel Dumfries. Jayden Addai was the only Como absentee, but Cesc Fabregas switched to a three-man defence after one point from three Serie A games.
See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.
Ange-Yoan Bonny prodded wide from a Piotr Zielinski nutmeg pass, but the visitors had a stronger start, as Josep Martinez made a huge one-handed save to deny Martin Baturina at the back post and on the resulting corner the Marc-Oliver Kempf header bounced off the frame of the goal.
Francesco Acerbi twice ran huge risks when getting into a physical tangle with Tasos Douvikas, but both times the free kick went against the Como striker.
Como took the lead with the first goal of this tie, as Ignace van der Brempt got down the right and pulled back for Baturina to sweep in first-time with the inside of the boot from eight yards, in off the far post.
Douvikas also nodded wide from a corner, but Marcus Thuram came even closer with a header cleared off the line by Maxi Perrone on another set play.
Lucas Da Cunha also stung Martinez’s gloves from distance, but Como doubled their advantage at the dawn of the second half.
Nico Paz intercepted a wayward Piotr Zielinski pass and sent Da Cunha down the right, where he threaded a precise left-foot finish into the far bottom corner.
Baturina and then Nicolò Barella failed to finish off counter-attacks, while Jean Butez smothered a trademark Hakan Calhanoglu screamer from distance.
Inter got one back when Petar Sucic laid it off to the edge of the area for the Calhanoglu strike to take a slight deflection on its way into the near bottom corner.
Assane Diao almost scored with his first touch off the Como bench, but was denied one-on-one by Josep Martinez after pouncing on an Acerbi error.
Another Calhanoglu screamer was charged down, but the Turkish talent completed the comeback from 2-0 down to 2-2 with a rare free header on the Sucic cross from 10 yards. As things stood here, it was going to extra time.
Just like in Serie A on April 12, Inter went from 2-0 down to leading the game, as moments later a throw-in was taken quickly, Sucic completed a give and go with Calhanoglu to bend the right-foot finish into the far bottom corner.
It wasn’t over, as Manuel Akanji stopped Alvaro Morata getting a free header by nodding the cross into the arms of his goalkeeper, and Martinez made a tough save on Maxence Caqueret at the near post, with Kempf’s header over on the corner.
Inter 3-2 Como (3-2 agg)
Baturina 32 (C), Da Cunha 48 (C), Calhanoglu 69, 86 (I), Sucic 89 (I)
21-04-2026 20:00
1/2 Final
San Siro Stadium (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza)InterComo3 – 2
Player statistic
| 32' | Martin Baturina(Assist: Ignace Van Der Brempt) |
| 48' | Lucas Da Cunha(Assist: Nico Paz) |
| Hakan Calhanoglu(Assist: Petar Sucic) | 69' |
| Hakan Calhanoglu(Assist: Petar Sucic) | 86' |
| Petar Sucic(Assist: Hakan Calhanoglu) | 89' |
| 90+4' | Máximo Perrone |
Inter
Como
Starting lineups
13
Josep Martínez
Goalkeeper
14
Ange-Yoan Bonny
Defender
74′
32
Federico Dimarco
Defender
60′
15
Francesco Acerbi
Defender
74′
25
Manuel Akanji
Defender
30
Carlos Augusto
Midfielder
20
Hakan Calhanoglu
Midfielder
23
Nicolò Barella
Midfielder
7
Piotr Zielinski
Midfielder
60′
11
Luis Henrique
Attacker
84′
9
Marcus Thuram
Attacker
1
Jean Butez
Goalkeeper
3
Álex Valle
Defender
34
Diego Carlos
Defender
90′
77
Ignace Van Der Brempt
Defender
80′
14
Jacobo Ramón
Defender
2
Marc-Oliver Kempf
Defender
20
Martin Baturina
Midfielder
80′
23
Máximo Perrone
Midfielder
10
Nico Paz
Midfielder
11
Anastasios Douvikas
Attacker
70′
33
Lucas Da Cunha
Attacker
70′
Substitutes
22
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Midfielder
16
Davide Frattesi
Midfielder
36
Matteo Darmian
Defender
1
Yann Sommer
Goalkeeper
12
Raffaele Di Gennaro
Goalkeeper
51
Christos Alexiou
Defender
48
Mattia Mosconi
Attacker
17
Andy Diouf
Attacker
60′
8
Petar Sucic
Defender
60′
31
Yann Bisseck
Defender
74′
94
Pio Esposito
Attacker
74′
2
Denzel Dumfries
Midfielder
84′
5
Edoardo Goldaniga
Defender
22
Mauro Vigorito
Goalkeeper
44
Nikola Cavlina
Goalkeeper
18
Alberto Moreno
Defender
19
Nicolas Kühn
Attacker
21
Noel Törnqvist
Goalkeeper
56
Cristiano De Paoli
Defender
58
Samuele Pisati
Attacker
15
Adrian Lahdo
Midfielder
6
Maxence Caqueret
Midfielder
70′
38
Assane Diao
Attacker
70′
17
Jesús Rodriguez
Attacker
80′
28
Ivan Smolcic
Defender
80′
7
Álvaro Morata
Attacker
90′
