Christian Eriksen Scores From Direct Corner To Give Inter Milan Important Opening Goal Against Napoli

Christian Eriksen has handed Inter Milan a fighting chance in the Coppa Italia by scoring a shock opener from a direct corner kick.

Inter lost 1-0 in the first-leg of their semi-final clash at the San Siro with Napoli back in February.

But the Italian side plugged the deficit early into the second-leg match at the Stadio San Paolo thanks to Eriksen's corner.

The 28-year-old Danish midfielder whipped in the ball into the box and none of his Inter teammates were able to connect with the ball.

However, Eriksen's corner kick flew past the Napoli players and squeezed through David Ospina's legs as Inter took the lead in the first two minutes.

Fans flocked to social media and shared their disbelief at the former Tottenham star scoring from a direct corner.

Inter and Napoli were initially scheduled to play the second leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final clash on 5th March.

But both semi-final fixtures for the competition were pushed back to June due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Juventus punched their ticket to the final on Friday after they secured a 0-0 draw with Milan at the Allianz Stadium.

Maurizio Sarri's men picked up a 1-1 draw when they travelled to the San Siro back in February for the first-leg semi-final clash.

The winner of Inter and Napoli will take on Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico on 17th June.

UPDATE: Napoli will face Juventus in the final after holding Inter Milan to a 1-1 draw at the Stadio San Paolo on Saturday.

Dries Mertens pulled back an equaliser before half-time as Napoli progressed to the final thanks to a 2-1 aggregate scoreline.

Topics: Football News, Football, Serie A, Napoli, Christian Eriksen, Inter Milan

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