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Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from this evening’s Coppa Italia Round of 16 ties, as Napoli host Cagliari and Inter welcome Venezia.
We begin at 17.00 GMT with Antonio Conte’s Serie A leaders Napoli facing Cagliari, as the winners go on to play Como or Fiorentina.
At 20.00 GMT, Inter play the only remaining Serie B side in the competition, giant-killers Venezia, and the winners will then face Roma or Torino in the quarter-finals.
Cristian Chivu noted there are ‘many reasons to be happy’ after Inter’s 5-1 Coppa Italia victory over Venezia and discussed Davide Frattesi’s lack of playing time this season.
Francesco Pio Esposito has gone from Serie B to scoring in every competition for Inter this season (and for Italy) in the span of a few months 🔥
Is the Azzurri's next young star? 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/D2EbcCGcFP
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) December 3, 2025
This result means Inter will play either Roma or Torino in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, but they won’t find out who their rivals will be until January.
Inter swept Venezia aside with Andy Diouf, Francesco Pio Esposito, Ange-Yoan Bonny and a Marcus Thuram brace, setting up a Coppa Italia quarter-final against Roma or Torino.
Click here for the full match report.
Cocchi sprints down the left, cuts inside and the shot with his weaker right foot is charged down by Schingtienne.
ANGE-YOAN BONNY BANGER 🚀
That's now 10 goal contributions in only 19 matches on his debut campaign for Inter 🔥 pic.twitter.com/aJnJwBcVaJ
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) December 3, 2025
De Vrij nods the corner over at the near post!
Spinacce’ twists and turns between two, sending the same player down twice, but the finish is deflected for a corner.
Fila sends a pass for Sagrado to sprint on down the left, but Martinez rushes out to hoof it clear.
Adorante, Kike Perez and Hainaut on for Venezia.
Casas, Lella and Compagnon off
Debuts for Inter youth players, Bovo and Spinacce’ on, Pio Esposito and Sucic off.
That is a scorching finish!
Bisseck cross nodded down by Mkhitaryan, it bounces on the edge of the area, and Bonny hits an absolute screamer on the half-volley into the far top corner with the right boot!
Mkhitaryan runs into the box and drills inches wide from 10 yards after Venezia give it away!
Diouf almost got his second of the game from 12 yards on the Bonny roll across from the left, but Venturi made the goal-line clearance!
Pull-back from the left for Sagrado, whose finish from eight yards takes a big deflection off Carlos Augusto – huge – and totally wrong-foots Josep Martinez.
Esposito tries to run onto a long ball, holds off Venturi in a very physical battle, the referee rules the defender got the ball. They were wrestling each other and Esposito didn’t complain either.
On the replay, don’t think Venturi did get the ball…
Low Compagnoni cross from the right for Venezia, Martinez is alert to smother at the near post.
Fila on for Venezia, replacing Haps.
Cocchi and Bonny on, Thuram and Luis Henrique off for Inter.
To anyone wondering, you pronounce Cocchi exactly like Cocky.
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Frattesi twice gets away down the right, first time he tries to roll across for Esposito and it’s intercepted, the second he goes for goal and it’s smothered.
4 – Francesco Pio Esposito is the first Inter player to score in 4 different competitions this season: one goal in Serie A, in Champions League, in Coppa Italia and in FIFA Club World Cup. Poker.#InterVenezia #CoppaItaliaFrecciarossa pic.twitter.com/w0WAC0XBU5
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) December 3, 2025
Venezia win a rare corner, but then whip it past everyone.
No celebration, because he crashed into the net…
Frattesi gets down the right, pulls back from the by-line for the Thuram diving header from six yards and the landing was rather heavy, but he’s on his feet and joking eventually.
Hey FI. Is Folorunsho allowed to play today?