Inter Milan’s quest to win the treble this season got off on the right foot after defeating AS Roma 1-0 in the Coppa Italia final at the Olympic Stadium in the Eternal City. Diego Milito’s 40th minute tally was enough for the Nerazzurri to capture their sixth Coppa Italia championship.

Roma had their chances to pull level, but never found a way to break Inter’s solid back line. Substitute Francesco Totti was shown a red card for a hard foul on striker Mario Balotelli, leaving Roma down to 10 men with 3 minutes left in regulation.

Jose Mourinho’s side was able to hold on and avenge a 2-1 loss to the capital side in league play a few weeks back. Since then Inter was able to regain the lead in Serie A and will now try to shrug Roma off as they sit two points behind Inter in Il Calcio.

This was the fifth Coppa Italia final in the last six seasons that had Roma and Inter as the finalists. Roma won the previous two final meetings against Inter in 2007 and 2008.


*The Coppa Italia winner qualifies to next season’s Europa League, but Inter and Roma are assured to finish in the top two spots in the Serie A standings qualifying them directly to next season’s UEFA Champions League. Therefore, the seventh placed *The Coppa Italia winner qualifies to next season’s Europa League, but Inter and Roma are assured to finish in the top two spots in the Serie A standings qualifying them directly to next season’s UEFA Champions League. Therefore, the seventh placed team in Serie A (Juventus) will qualify to the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.