MILAN:
Luka Jovic fired AC Milan into the final of the Italian Cup with a brace in Wednesday’s convincing 3-0 derby win over Inter Milan which sent his team through 4-1 on aggregate.
Serbia forward Jovic doubled his goal tally for the season, with Tijjani Reijnders sealing the tie late on, as Milan fans were given something to shout about in what has been an awful season for the seven-time European champions.
Milan are unbeaten in all five of this season’s local derbies, winning the Super Cup final against Inter in January, and Wednesday’s win also ended Inter’s hopes of repeating the Serie A, Champions League and cup treble won under Jose Mourinho in 2010.
“Jovic is working really hard, in particular in the last three or four weeks. He’s lost a bit of weight too, which helps,” said coach Sergio Conceicao to Mediaset.
“He gives us something that we needed for this match, every forward has their own set of qualities. He doesn’t give defenders a lot to work with.”
Conceicao’s side, who sit ninth in Serie A and will almost certainly miss out on Champions League football next season, will likely face Bologna in next month’s final in Rome.
Bologna lead Empoli 3-0 ahead of their second leg on Thursday and are set to reach a major tournament final for the first time since last winning the cup in 1974.
