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COMO, ITALY – MARCH 03: Assane Diao of Como 1907 and Francesco Acerbi of FC Internazionale jump for the ball during the Coppa Italia match between Como 1907 and FC Internazionale at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on March 03, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Como had the best chances with Mergim Vojvoda and Alex Valle, while Inter’s Matteo Darmian clipped the upright, but the Coppa Italia semi-final will be decided in the second leg at San Siro.
The Stadio Sinigaglia was packed out for their first Coppa Italia semi-final in 40 years, with Cesc Fabregas’ side fifth in Serie A too. Nico Paz returned to the starting XI, but Marc-Oliver Kempf and Jayden Addai were injured, with Assane Diao and Edoardo Goldaniga only fit for the bench.
The Nerazzurri had to reshuffle with Lautaro Martinez, Ange-Yoan Bonny and Marcus Thuram all not fully fit, so Andy Diouf was moved to a more advanced role, along with other squad rotation. Como’s last victory over Inter was 1-0 in December 1985, managing two draws in the next 14 meetings, including a 4-0 defeat at San Siro in December 2025.
The second leg of this semi-final, the only stage of the tournament to be played home and away, will be on April 21 or 22.
See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.
Mergim Vojvoda pounced on a Yann Bisseck error to burst into the box, denied by a desperate Carlos Augusto block from eight yards, then moments later was offside when forcing a big Josep Martinez save.
Nico Paz juggled the ball with his back to goal, but Alessandro Bastoni wouldn’t let him turn, then got a shot away from outside the area for a very tricky Martinez push round the far post.
Vojvoda threatened again when sending Francesco Acerbi to ground with a shimmy, drilling the finish across the face of goal and just wide.
Straight after the restart, Inter had their first genuine chance when Darmian’s cross-shot from the tightest of angles clipped the near post.
Moments later, Como wasted the most incredible scoring opportunity when Ivan Smolcic rolled across from the right only for Alex Valle to somehow prod wide from five yards.
Thuram came off the bench and had a shot charged down by Diego Carlos, but neither team managed to find a breakthrough.
It will all be decided at San Siro next month, to see who will face either Lazio or Atalanta in the Final.
Como 0-0 Inter
03-03-2026 20:00
1/2 Final
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Starting lineups
1
Jean Butez
Goalkeeper
3
Álex Valle
Defender
34
Diego Carlos
Defender
28
Ivan Smolcic
Defender
14
Jacobo Ramón
Defender
31
Mërgim Vojvoda
Defender
6
Maxence Caqueret
Midfielder
23
Máximo Perrone
Midfielder
10
Nico Paz
Midfielder
8
Sergi Roberto
Midfielder
70′
33
Lucas Da Cunha
Attacker
13
Josep Martínez
Goalkeeper
95
Alessandro Bastoni
Defender
15
Francesco Acerbi
Defender
36
Matteo Darmian
Defender
58′
8
Petar Sucic
Defender
31
Yann Bisseck
Defender
30
Carlos Augusto
Midfielder
16
Davide Frattesi
Midfielder
20
Hakan Calhanoglu
Midfielder
58′
17
Andy Diouf
Attacker
68′
94
Pio Esposito
Attacker
58′
Substitutes
5
Edoardo Goldaniga
Defender
7
Álvaro Morata
Attacker
22
Mauro Vigorito
Goalkeeper
20
Martin Baturina
Midfielder
44
Nikola Cavlina
Goalkeeper
77
Ignace Van Der Brempt
Defender
18
Alberto Moreno
Defender
11
Anastasios Douvikas
Attacker
19
Nicolas Kühn
Attacker
17
Jesús Rodriguez
Attacker
21
Noel Törnqvist
Goalkeeper
Adrian Lahdo
Midfielder
38
Assane Diao
Attacker
70′
22
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Midfielder
32
Federico Dimarco
Defender
23
Nicolò Barella
Midfielder
6
Stefan de Vrij
Defender
25
Manuel Akanji
Defender
1
Yann Sommer
Goalkeeper
12
Raffaele Di Gennaro
Goalkeeper
53
Matteo Lavelli
Attacker
7
Piotr Zielinski
Midfielder
58′
2
Denzel Dumfries
Midfielder
58′
9
Marcus Thuram
Attacker
58′
11
Luis Henrique
Attacker
68′
