From 1922 to the present day, Inter v Roma is the most common final in the history of the Coppa Italia. The two teams have faced each other 5 times in the trophy match of the competition. In 2004/05 the title went to Inter, who won 2-0 in Rome and then 1-0 at the San Siro in the return leg. In 2005/06 the Nerazzurri repeated with a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Olimpico in the first leg and a 3-1 win in Milan. 2006/07 brought revenge for the Giallorossi with a 6-2 victory in the first leg followed by a painless 1-2 loss at the Meazza in the return. Roma triumphed again in 2007/08 (2-1 in the single match in Rome), and in 2009/10 the title went to Inter (1-0 in the single match, again in Rome).

In the last 9 editions of the Coppa Italia, Inter and Roma have met 8 times in the competition. Only in the 2011/12 season did the Nerazzurri and Giallorossi fail to face each other.

Inter have not lost a home match of the Coppa Italia since 12 December 2002 when Bari came away as 2-1 winners in the round of 16. Since then the home record for the Nerazzurri in the following 29 games of the competition is 23 wins and 6 draws.

Inter have failed to score only one time in their last 20 home matches. This occurred last 10 March in the Serie A in a 0-1 home loss to Bologna. In the remaining 19 challenges the Nerazzurri have found the net a total of 39 times.

Roma are coming off of 3 consecutive wins in the Coppa Italia: 3-0 at home to Atalanta, 1-0 away to Fiorentina (after extra time) and 2-1 at home to Inter. The last match the Giallorossi failed to win in the competition took place on 24 January 2012 with a 0-3 loss away to Juventus. Should the Giallorossi win today and make it 4 victories in a row, it would be necessary to go back to the period of January to April 2003 to find a similar winning streak, when they surpassed Vicenza (2-1 away and 6-3 at home) and Lazio (2-1 away and 1-0 at home).

Aurelio Andreazzoli today celebrates his 100th match as a coach in his professional career. The current 99 appearances – collected at the helm of Massese, Tempio, Alessandria and Roma – are divided as follows: 9 in the Serie A, 45 in C-1, 31 in C-2, 8 in the Coppa Italia and 6 in other competitions. Andreazzoli’s official debut as a professional coach goes back to 21 August 1994: Massese 0-0 Livorno in the Serie C Coppa Italia. His record in these 99 games is 26 wins, 32 draws and 41 defeats.

Andrea Stramaccioni has faced Roma 3 times and has yet to win, with a record of 1 draw and 2 losses. All of these matches saw their share of goals, with 3 scored by Inter and 6 by Roma. Stramaccioni is a former Roma coach, where he spent time at their youth academy from 2005/06 to 2010/11. During this period he won 1 league title with the Giovanissimi Professionisti (Roma, 2006/07), 1 league title with the Allievi Nazionali (Roma, 2009/10) and 1 Città di Arco Allievi trophy (Roma, 2009/10).

MILAN – Inter were beaten 2-3 at the Meazza by Roma in tonight's semi-final return leg, with the Giallorossi securing their place in the Coppa Italia final having won the first leg 2-1.

Inter took the lead in the 22nd minute through Jonathan, drafted into the starting line-up at the last minute after Cambiasso was forced to withdraw. Rocchi and Jonathan combined with a delightful one-two before the Brazilian completed the move by drilling firmly into the far corner. On the stroke of half time, Handanovic pulled off a blinding save to deny Florenzi.

Roma got themselves level ten minutes after the restart when Lamela threaded a pass through for Destro and the striker dinked it delicately over Handanovic. The visitors added a second in the 69th minute. De Rossi picked out Balzaretti on the left of the box and the full-back's first-time ball found Destro, who was handed the easy task of side-footing home from yards out. Five minutes later, the Giallorossi made it three. Torosidis beat substitute Forte and fired a wicked trajectory past Handanovic. Inter reduced the deficit with ten minutes remaining as Alvarez capped an impressive display with fine solo goal: cutting inside from the right, he drifted past Balzaretti and Castan before firing into the bottom corner of Stekelenburg's goal.

Inter v Roma finished 2-3 and it was the Giallorossi who took their place in the final. At the end of the game the team thanked the fans for their support.

Inter 2-3 Roma (HT: 1-0)
Scorers: Jonathan 22, Destro 55 and 69, Torosidis 74, Alvarez 80.

Inter: 1 Handanovic; 4 Zanetti, 7 Schelotto (Benassi 64), 10 Kovacic, 11 Alvarez, 17 Kuzmanovic (Forte 73), 18 Rocchi, 23 Ranocchia (Belloni 87), 25 Samuel, 40 Juan Jesus, 42 Jonathan.
Subs not used: 27 Belec, 30 Carrizo, 6 Silvestre, 26 Chivu, 28 Pasa, 47 Colombi, 48 Bandini, 90 Olsen.
Coach: Andrea Stramaccioni.

Roma: 24 Stekelenburg; 3 Marquinhos, 4 Bradley, 5 Castan, 7 Marquinho, 8 Lamela (Taddei 76), 10 Totti, 16 De Rossi, 22 Destro (Dodò 70), 35 Torosidis, 48 Florenzi (Balzaretti 46).
Subs not used: 1 Lobont, 13 Goicoechea, 15 Pjanic, 17 Lopez, 20 Perrotta, 23 Piris, 46 Romagnoli, 47 Lucca, 77 Tachtsidis.
Coach: Aurelio Andreazzoli.

Referee: Mauro Bergonzi (Genoa).
Booked: Juan Jesus 61, Jonathan 86.
Added time: 0 + 4 minutes.

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