Overview
- Kickoff is at 20:00 GMT (21:00 CET) at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, with the return leg scheduled at San Siro in April.
- Inter start Esposito up front and push Andy Diouf into a more advanced role, with Matteo Darmian, Carlos Augusto, Francesco Acerbi and goalkeeper Josep Martinez among the starters.
- Como restore Nico Paz to the XI and start Maxence Caqueret, Lucas Da Cunha and Maximo Perrone, with Diego Carlos included in defense.
- Cesc Fabregas urged supporters to turn Sinigaglia into a “little Bombonera” for the club’s first Coppa Italia semi-final in 40 years after a run that ousted Napoli, Fiorentina and Sassuolo.
- Inter remain 10 points clear in Serie A as Piotr Zielinski talks up a domestic double and warns that Fabregas’ organized Como possess notable quality.