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Today in Rome, the final of the 2025/26 season of the Italian Cup will be held. "Inter" and "Lazio" will play for the cup at the "Olimpico" stadium.
Idman.Biz reports that the match will start at 23:00 Baku time. For "Inter", this final will be an opportunity to win the Italian Cup for the 10th time, while "Lazio" will try to take the eighth cup in the history of the tournament.
The teams are approaching the decisive match with different backgrounds. "Inter" has already become the Italian champion and defeated "Lazio" 3-0 in Serie A a few days ago. Lautaro Martinez, Petar Sucic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored in that match, giving the Milanese a psychological advantage before the final.
"Lazio"'s path to the final was more nervous. The Romans passed "Milan", then eliminated "Bologna", and in the semi-finals they defeated "Atalanta" after a penalty shootout. The main hero of the return match was goalkeeper Edoardo Motta. He saved four shots in the post-match series.
"Inter" started the play-offs with a big victory over "Venezia", then passed "Torino", and in the semi-finals they were saved in the confrontation with "Como". After a goalless draw in the first match, the Milanese were behind 0:2 in the return game, but Hakan Çalhanoğlu's double and Petar Sučić's goal brought Kivu's team to the final.
The final is also important for Italy's European Cup network. Both clubs have already secured a place in the Italian Super Cup, and the result of the Italian Cup may affect the distribution of tickets to European tournaments for the next season. That is why the match in Rome will be watched not only by "Inter" and "Lazio" fans.
Let us remind you that "Lazio" and "Inter" already met in the final of the Italian Cup in 2000. At that time, the Roma club won in a two-match duel and made a golden double.
Eldar Janashvili
