Inter beat Roma to reach cup semis

Alexis Sanchez has scored five goals in his last 10 games for Inter

Edin Dzeko and Alexis Sanchez scored as Inter Milan beat Roma in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals.

Dzeko gave Inter a second-minute lead against his old club with a powerful volley from Ivan Perisic's cross.

Nicolo Barella's long-range strike hit the bar after six minutes as Inter dominated early on at the San Siro.

Alexis Sanchez's 25-yard drive into the top corner settled the tie and Jose Mourinho's Roma lost England striker Tammy Abraham to injury late on.

Inter will face AC Milan or Lazio in the semi-finals.

Home fans sang Mourinho's name with the Portuguese having led them to the treble in 2009-10.

The Serie A leaders are in contention for all three trophies under Simone Inzaghi this season.

Line-upsMatch Stats

Line-upsInter Milan

Formation 3-5-2

1Handanovic33D'Ambrosio37Skriniar95Bastoni36Darmian23Barella77Brozovic22Vidal14Perisic9Dzeko7Sánchez

1Handanovic33D'Ambrosio37Skriniar95BastoniSubstituted forde Vrijat 45'minutes36Darmian23BarellaSubstituted forCalhanogluat 85'minutes77Brozovic22VidalSubstituted forVecinoat 85'minutes14PerisicSubstituted forDumfriesat 85'minutes9DzekoSubstituted forMartínezat 76'minutes7Sánchez

Substitutes

2Dumfries5Gagliardini6de Vrij8Vecino10Martínez11Kolarov13Ranocchia20Calhanoglu21Cordaz32Dimarco97Radu

Roma

Formation 3-4-1-2

1Rui Patrício23Mancini6Smalling3Ibañez da Silva2Karsdorp27Oliveira17Veretout5Viña77Mkhitaryan22Zaniolo9Abraham

1Rui Patrício23ManciniBooked at 38mins6Smalling3Ibañez da SilvaSubstituted forKumbullaat 45'minutes2Karsdorp27OliveiraSubstituted forPellegriniat 70'minutes17VeretoutSubstituted forCristanteat 70'minutes5ViñaSubstituted forEl Shaarawyat 76'minutes77Mkhitaryan22ZanioloBooked at 37mins9AbrahamSubstituted forAfena-Gyanat 89'minutes

Substitutes

4Cristante7Pellegrini11Pérez14Shomurodov15Maitland-Niles24Kumbulla52Bove59Zalewski63Boer64Afena-Gyan87Cerântula Fuzato92El Shaarawy

Referee:Marco Di BelloMatch StatsHome TeamInter MilanAway TeamRomaPossessionHome58%Away42%ShotsHome12Away10Shots on TargetHome5Away1CornersHome7Away5FoulsHome11Away18

Source: bbc.com