Overview
- Como fashioned the clearer chances as Nico Paz forced a save and Alex Valle missed from close range, while Inter failed to record a shot on target.
- Cristian Chivu said injury absences led him to deploy two creative midfielders behind a lone striker for the first time, with Lautaro Martínez and Ange-Yoan Bonny unavailable and Marcus Thuram limited.
- Cesc Fabregas praised his side’s tactical discipline and said Como merited a narrow win in what he called a chess match against the Serie A leaders.
- Inter introduced Thuram, Piotr Zielinski and Denzel Dumfries before the hour without lifting their attacking threat, and Matteo Darmian stressed the importance of the clean sheet over a 180-minute tie.
- The return leg is set for April 22 at San Siro, with the winners to meet either Atalanta or Lazio in May’s final.