"Marcus Thuram scored twice as Inter roared into the Coppa Italia quarter-finals with a 5-1 win over Serie B side Venezia at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The tie was put beyond doubt after three goals in 16 first-half minutes from Andy Diouf, Francesco Pio Esposito and Thuram, before the Frenchman doubled up after the break. And though Richie Sagrado's 66th-minute strike offered hope of an unlikely turnaround, Inter substitute Ange-Yoan Bonny's stunner sealed their progression late in the game."
"A fast start from the nine-time champions was rewarded in the 18th minute when Diouf raced onto Davide Frattesi's weighted pass before finishing into the bottom-left corner. Inter doubled their advantage two minutes later through Pio Esposito, who rifled a stunning first-time shot beyond the grasp of visiting goalkeeper Matteo Grandi from distance. The result was put beyond doubt when Thuram was allowed time and space to pick out the bottom corner for his seventh goal of the season across all competitions."
"Henrikh Mkhitaryan then made an immediate impact after being introduced at the break, releasing Frattesi into the box, who crossed for Thuram to nod home his second of the match six minutes after the restart. But Venezia got on the board when Sagrado skipped past Petar Sucic before seeing his shot deflect off Carlos Augusto and loop over Josep Martinez."
Inter defeated Venezia 5-1 at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza to reach the Coppa Italia quarter-finals. Andy Diouf opened the scoring in the 18th minute after running onto Davide Frattesi's weighted pass. Francesco Pio Esposito doubled the lead two minutes later with a stunning first-time shot from distance. Marcus Thuram added a first-half goal and nodded home his second six minutes after the restart following a Henrikh Mkhitaryan involvement. Richie Sagrado pulled one back via a deflection in the 66th minute. Ange-Yoan Bonny produced a 75th-minute stunner to seal progression. Inter have reached the quarter-finals in 25 of the last 30 editions.
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