Inter's Coppa Italia final history: 9 Nerazzurri triumphs

The final against Lazio will be the 16th Coppa Italia Final in Inter's history. The Nerazzurri have won nine of the previous 15 finals they have competed in (1939, 1978, 1982, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2022 and 2023). Inter’s nine triumphs came against Novara, Napoli, Torino, Roma (three times), Palermo, Juventus and Fiorentina.

1939 | Ambrosiana Inter-Novara 2-1 1959 | Inter-Juventus 1-4 1965 | Juventus-Inter 1-0 1977 | AC Milan-Inter 2-0 1978 | Inter-Napoli 2-1 1982 | Inter-Torino 1-0, 1-1 2000 | Lazio-Inter 2-1, 0-0 2005 | Roma-Inter 0-2, 0-1 2006 | Roma-Inter 1-1, 1-3 2007 | Roma-Inter 6-2, 1-2 2008 | Roma-Inter 2-1 2010 | Inter-Roma 1-0 2011 | Inter-Palermo 3-1 2022 | Juventus-Inter 2-4 aet 2023 | Fiorentina-Inter 1-2

APPEARANCE AND GOAL RECORDS FOR INTER IN THE COPPA ITALIA

Appearances:

• Giuseppe Bergomi – 119

• Giuseppe Baresi – 93

• Giacinto Facchetti – 85

Inter goals:

• Alessandro Altobelli – 46

• Roberto Boninsegna – 36

• Sandro Mazzola – 24

Overall, Alessandro Altobelli is also the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Coppa Italia with 56 goals, ahead of Roberto Boninsegna on 48. Roberto Mancini holds the all-time appearance record with 120 matches, one more than Bergomi.

INTER’S NINE COPPA ITALIA TRIUMPHS

18 May 1939 | Novara-Ambrosiana Inter 1-2 Ferraris II 8’ (I), Frossi 26’ (I), Romano 59’ (N)

Line-up: Sain; Buonocore, Setti, Locatelli, Olmi, Campatelli, Frossi, Demaria, Guarnieri, Meazza, Ferraris. Coach: Tony Cargnelli.

Inter’s first-ever Coppa Italia triumph came in Rome against Novara in front of around 8,000 spectators. The Nerazzurri started strongly and went into half-time with a two-goal advantage. Ferraris opened the scoring after reacting quickest to a rebound from Giuseppe Meazza's effort, saved by the Novara goalkeeper. The second was a masterpiece from Annibale Frossi, who burst through on goal before rifling an unstoppable strike beneath the crossbar. Novara pushed hard after the break and pulled one back through Romano, but goalkeeper Sain produced a series of decisive saves as the Piedmont side finished with nine men. Thus, the Coppa Italia belonged to Inter for the very first time.

8 June 1978 | Inter-Napoli 2-1 Restelli 6’ (N), Altobelli 18’ (I), Bini 87’ (I)

Line-up: Cipollini, Canuti, Fedele (Chierico), G. Baresi, Gasparini, Bini, Scanziani, Oriali, Altobelli, Marini, Muraro (Anastasi). Coach: Eugenio Bersellini.

Thirty-nine years after their first success, Inter lifted the Coppa Italia once again at the Stadio Olimpico. Napoli struck first through Restelli, but Alessandro Altobelli equalised with a close-range header. Inter continued to press and were rewarded three minutes from time when captain Graziano Bini powered home the winning header from a corner delivered by Baresi.

5 May 1982 | Inter-Torino 1-0   Serena 40' (I)

Line-up: Bordon, G. Baresi, Oriali, Marini, Bergomi, Bini, Bagni (Centi), Prohaska, Altobelli, Beccalossi, Serena. Coach: Eugenio Bersellini.

20 May 1982 | Torino-Inter 1-1 Cuttone 13' (T), Altobelli 23' (I) Line-up: Bordon, Bergomi, G. Baresi, Marini, Canuti, Bini, Bagni, Prohaska, Altobelli, Beccalossi (Serena), Oriali.

The third Coppa Italia title arrived after a hard-fought two-legged battle with Torino. Inter won the first leg at San Siro thanks to a goal from Aldo Serena, before surviving early pressure in Turin after Cuttone’s opener for the Granata. Inter responded immediately, with Altobelli once again decisive in the competition: his towering header from a cross by Gabriele Oriali earned the draw that sealed both the aggregate win and the trophy.

12 June 2005 | Roma-Inter 0-2   Adriano 30' (I), Adriano 36' (I)

Line-up: Toldo, J. Zanetti, Materazzi, Mihajlovic, Favalli, Zé Maria, Stankovic, Cambiasso, Kily Gonzalez (van der Meyde), Adriano, Martins (Cruz). Coach: Roberto Mancini.

15 June 2005 | Inter-Roma 1-0     Mihajlovic 53' (I) Line-up: Toldo, Cordoba, Materazzi, Mihajlovic, Favalli (Gamarra), Zé Maria (Veron), C. Zanetti, Stankovic (Biava), Kily Gonzalez, Martins, Cruz.

Inter’s fourth Coppa Italia triumph came in the first of four consecutive finals against Roma between 2005 and 2008. The Nerazzurri laid the foundations in the first leg at the Olimpico, where Adriano produced a stunning brace with a thunderous long-range strike and a dominant header within six minutes. Inter also won the return leg at San Siro thanks to a superb free-kick from Siniša Mihajlović. It was the first Coppa Italia under coach Roberto Mancini and the first as captain for Javier Zanetti.

3 May 2006 | Roma-Inter 1-1 Cruz 8' (I), Mancini 59' (R)

Line-up: Julio Cesar, J. Zanetti, Cordoba, Samuel, Favalli (Burdisso), Figo, Pizarro, Cambiasso, Stankovic (Cesar), Cruz, Adriano (Martins). Coach: Roberto Mancini.

11 May 2006 | Inter-Roma 3-1     Cambiasso 6' (I), Cruz 47' (I), Martins 79' (I), Nonda 82' (R)

Line-up: Julio Cesar, J. Zanetti, Materazzi, Samuel, Favalli, Figo (Kily Gonzalez), Pizarro, Cambiasso, Stankovic (Solari), Cruz, Adriano (Martins).

For the first time in their history, Inter won the Coppa Italia back-to-back, their fifth all-time triumph in the competition. Their opponent was Roma once again, but unlike in the previous year, the return leg at San Siro was perfectly balanced after the 1-1 first leg at the Olimpico: a second-half goal from Mancini had responded to Cruz's ninth-minute strike, set up by Adriano and a cool finish past Doni. At the Meazza, Inter started strongly and broke the deadlock with a remarkable display from Cambiasso, who found the top corner with a left-footed volley from outside the area. El Jardinero doubled his first-leg goal by finishing off a brilliant counterattack in first-half stoppage time, and Martins sealed the victory with 10 minutes remaining.

5 May 2010 | Inter-Roma 1-0 Milito 40’ (I)

Line-up: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Cordoba (Samuel), Materazzi, Chivu, Cambiasso, J. Zanetti, Motta, Sneijder (Balotelli); Eto'o (Muntari), Milito. Coach: José Mourinho.

The 2010 final represented the peak of the fierce rivalry between Inter and Roma, who were also battling for the Serie A title. Played in a fiery atmosphere at the Olimpico, the match became the first step towards Inter’s historic Treble. Diego Milito settled the contest with one of the most iconic goals of his career, finishing brilliantly after being released by a sublime outside-of-the-boot pass from Thiago Motta. Inter held firm under pressure in the second half before celebrating their sixth Coppa Italia triumph, and their first under José Mourinho.

29 May 2011 | Inter-Palermo 3-1 Eto’o 26’, 81’ (I), Munoz 90+3’ (P), Milito 90+7’ (I)

Line-up: Julio Cesar; Nagatomo, Lucio, Ranocchia, Chivu, Zanetti, Stankovic, Motta (Mariga), Sneijder (Milito), Pazzini (Pandev), Eto'o. Coach: Leonardo.

Inter claimed their seventh Coppa Italia in 2011, reaching a sixth final in seven seasons. Under coach Leonardo, the Nerazzurri defeated Palermo largely thanks to a brace from Samuel Eto'o, both created by superb assists from Wesley Sneijder. Palermo briefly threatened a comeback through Munoz, but substitute Diego Milito sealed the win deep into stoppage time.

11 May 2022 | Juventus-Inter 2-4 aet Barella 7' (I), Alex Sandro 50' (J), Vlahovic 52' (J), Calhanoglu 80' pen. (I), Perisic 99' pen., 102' (I).

Line-up: Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, D'Ambrosio (64' Dimarco (116' Bastoni)); Darmian (64' Dumfries), Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu (91' Vidal), Perisic; Dzeko (63' Correa), Lautaro (91' Sanchez). Coach: Simone Inzaghi.

Inter returned to the Coppa Italia final in 2022 to face Juventus, eleven years on from the Nerazzurri's last final, now as the reigning league champions. For the third time in the competition's history, the final was poised as a Derby d’Italia, and for the first time, the Nerazzurri managed to win the final against the Bianconeri, claiming their eighth Coppa Italia. Nicolò Barella gave the Nerazzurri an early lead, but Juventus turned the game around through Alex Sandro and Dušan Vlahović in just two minutes in the second half. Hakan Çalhanoğlu equalised from the penalty spot to force extra time, before Ivan Perišić took centre stage with two goals in three minutes to deliver Inter’s eighth Coppa Italia triumph. Simone Inzaghi's team celebrated wildly, claiming their second trophy of the season after the Supercoppa Italiana.

24 May 2023 | Fiorentina-Inter 1-2 Gonzalez 3’ (F), Lautaro Martínez 29’, 37’ (I)

Line-up: Handanovic; Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni (De Vrij 58'); Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu (Gagliardini 84'), Dimarco (Gosens 68'); Dzeko (Lukaku 58'), Lautaro (Correa 84') Coach: Simone Inzaghi.

Inter’s ninth Coppa Italia title arrived in 2023 as Inzaghi’s side – defending champions – overcame Fiorentina at the Olimpico. The Viola struck early through Nicolás González, but Inter responded through a decisive brace from Lautaro Martínez. The first goal marked Lautaro’s 100th for the club, while the second — a trademark first-time finish from a cross by Barella — secured another trophy for the Nerazzurri, with Samir Handanovic lifting the Coppa Italia for the second year in a row.