Inter eliminate Napoli in the quarter-finals of the Italian League Cup

Two goals from Jovetic and Ljajic helped Inter win 2-0 right at San Paolo stadium on

Stevan Jovetic opened the scoring for Inter in the 74th minute with a dangerous long-range shot from outside the box that left goalkeeper Pepe Reina rooted to the spot. Adem Ljajic sealed the score at the end of the match with a lightning-fast counter-attack.

Napoli were reduced to 10 men after Dries Mertens received a second yellow card for diving in the box in the 88th minute.

The win over Napoli helped Inter reach the semi-finals of the Italian Cup. The Milan team's opponent will be the winner of the match between Lazio and Juventus on the evening of January 20.

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In the match against Inter, coach Maurizio Sarri left a number of his best players on the bench, most notably the trio Gonzalo Higuain, Marek Hamsik and Lorenzo Insigne. However, Napoli still pressed Inter and created a series of opportunities that goalkeeper Handanovic had to work hard to save many times.

In contrast, Inter fielded almost their strongest squad and had to play patiently against Napoli. The visitors scored from a personal brilliance from Jovetic in the first dangerous opportunity.

Higuain's appearance in the second half did not help Napoli score. The striker, who has 20 goals in Serie A this season, had a beautiful curling shot but once again Handanovic was excellent in pushing the ball over the crossbar.

According to VNE