Inter Milan remained heading in the right direction for a league and cup double by beating Juventus 4-2 after additional time within the Italian Cup last.

Ivan Perišic scored twice in additional time after Hakan Çalhanoglu had transformed a controversial late penalty on Wednesday.

Juventus had turned the match round early within the second half with two targets in as many minutes from Alex Sandro and Dušan Vlahovic after going behind on an early Nicolò Barella strike.

For Inter it was the primary of what may very well be a powerful double as it is usually tussling with metropolis rival AC Milan on the high of the Serie A standings, though the defending champion is 2 factors behind the Rossoneri with two matches remaining.

Juventus additionally misplaced to Inter within the Italian Tremendous Cup in January and it's the first 12 months since 2011 it has completed the season with no trophy.

It was searching for a record-extending fifteenth Italian Cup and had gained 5 of the previous seven editions, together with final 12 months's.

Nevertheless it was Inter that obtained off to the proper begin on the Stadio Olimpico in Rome because it took the lead with lower than seven minutes on the clock. Barella was given an excessive amount of time and area by the Juventus defenders and he lower in from the left earlier than curling into the highest far nook.

Juventus began to get into the match halfway by way of the primary half and nearly leveled however first Samir Handanovic made a snug save to disclaim Paulo Dybala after which did even higher to palm away an ideal effort from Vlahovic.

Nonetheless, Handanovic was considerably at fault for Juve's equalizer 5 minutes after the break. A shot from Vlahovic was charged down but it surely got here out to Alex Sandro on the sting of the realm and his effort squirmed out of the Inter goalkeeper's palms and into the again of the online.

Juventus turned the match round fully two minutes later when Vlahovic ran onto a through-ball and into the realm and feinted his well past Inter defender Danilo D'Ambrosio. His preliminary shot got here off Handanovic's face however he slotted dwelling the rebound.

Inter elevated the stress and managed to stage by way of a controversial penalty as Lautaro Martínez went down on what referee Paolo Valeri adjudged to have been a foul from Leonardo Bonucci, though it appeared as if Martínez hooked his leg between the Juventus defender's.

Hakan Çalhanoglu smashed an unstoppable penalty into the roof of the online, sparking a spat on the sidelines shortly after as Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri obtained into an argument with an Inter assistant.

Inter was awarded one other penalty early in additional time after Matthijs de Ligt barged into Stefan de Vrij and – with Çalhanoglu having been substituted – Perišic stepped up and drove an equally highly effective spotkick into the highest left nook.

Inter all however sealed the match three minutes later when Perišic managed a go on the sting of the realm and fired into the highest proper nook.

Allegri was despatched off shortly afterward.