Petar Sucic scored in stoppage time to complete a comeback as Inter Milan overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat Como 3-2 in the Coppa Italia semi-final on April 21, 2026, sending Inter into the Final.
Inter trailed 2-0 before Hakan Çalhanoglu headed home the equaliser from the centre of the box and later assisted Sucic for the winner; the match finished 3-2. The victory replicated a remarkable pattern: Inter had also recovered from 2-0 down to beat Como 4-3 in Serie A on April 12, 2026, a turnaround Cristian Chivu summed up: "Only the Pazza Inter can overturn a 2-0 deficit twice against Como in 10 days."
Numbers mattered on the scoresheet and on the clock — Inter erased a two-goal gap and needed a stoppage-time strike to get through. Hakan Çalhanoglu described the second-half lift: "I scored with my head in Germany, but yeah, I was a bit lucky and I’m happy we managed to turn the game around" and added, "We already knew it would be difficult against Como, they really know how to play football, but we had a really good second half." Marcus Thuram, who was involved in the night’s drama, said: "Sorry, they called me! It’s a fantastic game, all of it fantastic!" and pushed the mood toward ambition: "It’d be wonderful to win two trophies, we are giving everything and want to give this joy to the fans."
Key moments that prevented Como from closing out the tie included a header by Marc Oliver Kempf that flew too high in the second half and a Maxence Caqueret shot that was saved by Inter goalkeeper Josep Martínez. Como made a late personnel change when Álvaro Morata replaced Diego Carlos, while Inter brought on Denzel Dumfries for Luis Henrique as they chased the game. The match also saw Máximo Perrone booked for a bad foul, a reminder that the contest was physical as well as dramatic.
Inter’s route to the Final was completed when Çalhanoglu fed Sucic for the decisive touch; the facts are simple and stark — Inter won 3-2 and progress to the Coppa Italia Final. Reports say Inter sit 12 points clear at the top of Serie A and will face either Lazio or Atalanta in the Final on May 13, 2026, keeping the club on course to target both domestic trophies. For background on how the tie was set up, Inter Milan hosted Como in the Coppa Italia semi-final second leg (
Tension in the closing stages underlined the fragility behind the comeback. Chivu cautioned that fitness and small margins would be decisive: "Denzel has a fitness problem, he said he could manage the final minutes, but he felt pain in his tendon." That worry sat alongside the raw fact that Como had twice been unable to protect a two-goal advantage against the same opponent in 10 days, and that fine margins — a header that went too high, a save from Martínez, a yellow for a badly timed tackle — defined the outcome.
Inter advance to the Coppa Italia Final on May 13 and carry renewed momentum from two dramatic turnarounds against the same rival in April. If anything, the back-to-back comebacks are proof that Chivu’s squad can respond under pressure: "We have a squad that has been doing very well since the start of the season, so when they are called upon, they show what they can do," he said. Inter are now in a position to chase the Serie A title and the Cup simultaneously — and after another last-gasp victory, they will go to the Final believing they can turn these chances into trophies.
