Inter lift Coppa Italia after defeating Lazio to complete domestic double

[p]Whilst there was technically nothing to play for in these sides’ meeting just four days prior, Inter’s commanding 3-0 victory at this very same venue will no doubt have given them the morale advantage ahead of this showpiece.[/p][p]And aside from some rash challenges early on, the Serie A champions looked comfortable in their dominance before taking a deserved lead on 14 minutes. [/p][p]Federico Dimarco’s corner took a glancing touch off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thuram-marcus/hMMX02Fm/"]Marcus Thuram[/a] at the near post, causing it to cannon off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marusic-adam/tC46HZrA/"]Adam Marusic[/a]’s head and into the net.[/p][p]Missing manager Maurizio Sarri from the touchline but roared on by a de facto home crowd - who had been absent in protest at the club’s hierarchy for much of this season – [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lazio/URcSl02h/"]Lazio[/a] sought to respond, but were repeatedly stifled before they could even get past midfield.[/p][p]And that relentless Inter press was instrumental in a cruel second, coming when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tavares-nuno/pY6E7S2D/"]Nuno Tavares[/a] was pickpocketed on the right by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dumfries-denzel/QR0j1ejk/"]Denzel Dumfries[/a], who kept his cool and slid a pass across the face of goal for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martinez-lautaro/QHk1CXUh/"]Lautaro Martínez[/a] to tap home.[/p][image alt="Lazio - Inter match stats" id="1ba76e7c-87c4-4992-b9ff-4b8c55d2aa24" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="ab8c49d0-fa4f-42e5-b612-247266fd595a" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Lazio looked deflated for the remainder of the half, but were fired up after the restart and nearly hit back when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noslin-tijjani/Uma3vLeI/"]Tijjani Noslin[/a] hit just wide.[/p][p]Inter were just as promising on the counter, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/luis-henrique/dU3VTnID/"]Luis Henrique[/a] somehow ballooning wide having been picked out by Dimarco, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zielinski-piotr/dlFNZSvb/"]Piotr Zieliński[/a] sliced past the post from the edge of the area.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dia-boulaye/zk0Q52W2/"]Boulaye Dia[/a] did call [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martinez-josep/n5XVsSqd/"]Josep Martínez[/a] into action in an attempt to force a nervy conclusion, but the Spanish stopper dealt with the danger and set his side up to see out a comfortable win.[/p][p]Inter became the first side to win both Serie A and the Coppa Italia in a single season since [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]Juventus[/a] in 2017/18, turning their remaining two matches into a figurative lap of honour after a successful first season in charge for Cristian Chivu.[/p][p]Meanwhile, Lazio came up short in their only remaining opportunity to qualify for European football next season and will now be focused on avoiding a first bottom-half league finish in 16 years.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dimarco-federico/W6lypZn3/"]Federico Dimarco[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/inter-Iw7eKK25/lazio-URcSl02h/?mid=xYQFQSOk"]Click here for more on the match[/a][/b][/p]