Inter took control of the Coppa Italia final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 13 May 2025, leading Lazio 2-0 at half after Thuram opened the scoring in the 21st minute and Lautaro Martinez doubled the advantage in the 38th.
The first goal came after a corner from Dimarco and involved a Marusic own goal before Thuram put Inter ahead. Lautaro Martinez added a second before the interval, and Diretta.it reported that Lazio had not registered a single shot on target by half-time. The match had been scheduled for 21:00 by Virgilio but Diretta.it recorded the actual kick-off at 21:02; Bisseck had been booked in the sixth minute for a hard challenge on Noslin.
The scoreline left Inter with the chance to claim a second trophy this season after securing the 21° Scudetto, and the club framed the evening as a bid for the “decima” Coppa Italia. Sporting director Beppe Marotta put it plainly on the eve of the final: "Squadra motivata al punto giusto, possiamo conquistare la decima Coppa Italia che porterebbe metaforicamente un’altra stella" — a line that underlined the stakes at stake in Rome.
Matchday coverage elsewhere underlined the build-up. OneFootball produced a special Matchday Programme edition for the final that included pre-match words from Cristian Chivu and Lautaro Martinez and revisited Inter’s route through the 2025/26 Coppa Italia and the club’s history in the competition. The programme also recalled Julio Ricardo Cruz’s three Coppa Italia final goals for Inter, two of which came across the two legs against Roma in 2005/06.
The finish at the Olimpico carried familiar edges: Lazio and Inter had already met in the last round of Serie A at the same ground, and Virgilio noted the coaching duel between Maurizio Sarri and Cristian Chivu. Virgilio also listed the guests and VIPs expected at the final, naming Abodi, La Russa, Maldini and Bonolis among those in attendance, a reminder of the political and social pageantry that surrounds Italy’s cup finals.
Despite the pomp, the match presented a clear and immediate tension — Inter’s control on the scoreboard contrasted with game facts that suggested the contest was still brittle. Diretta.it’s report that Lazio had not yet forced a single shot on target by half-time underscored how one or two moments could swing momentum; Bisseck’s early booking for a heavy challenge on Noslin hinted at rising temperatures on the pitch that could produce late drama.
For Inter the route to the trophy is also a story of continuity and history. The club’s Matchday Programme again placed the 2025 final in the context of past successes, invoking names and moments — from Cruz’s finals goals in 2005/06 to the present squad — that frame a Coppa Italia victory not as an isolated prize but as part of a season that might now crown itself with a second title.
What happens next is immediate: Inter go into the second half with a two-goal cushion and the momentum of a league-winning campaign behind them, while Lazio must manufacture a response from a side that had shown little by the interval. If the second half preserves the first, Inter will be well placed to lift the Coppa Italia and add a domestic cup to a season that already delivered the 21° Scudetto; if Lazio find the spark, the final could yet be reshaped by a single turning moment.
