BLOCK! Vecino does well to wriggle free and he tees up Esposito for the shot. The ball hits Milenkovic right in front of goal.
90' +1
Inter are happy to knock the ball around at the back to eat up some seconds. Fiorentina are running out of time to find a goal.
90'
Three minutes have been added on at San Siro. It is still all to play for here.
89'
R. Sottil gets yellow.
Fiorentina substitute Sottil is cautioned for his protests.
Young successfully tackles Sottil but the ball breaks loose and the Fiorentina sub pounces on it. Sottil then goes to ground claiming he was touched by Young, but the referee waves play on.
88'
S. Esposito enters the game and replaces R. Lukaku.
Conte brings on Esposito for Lukaku, who has had a pretty quiet game by his standards. The sub will also help to run down more valuable seconds.
86'
The visitors appear to be going with a 4-2-4 formation. It is now or never for Fiorentina if they are to stay in the cup!
85'
R. Ghezzal enters the game and replaces Pol Lirola.
Ghezzal is on for Lirola in Fiorentina's final change of the match.
84'
That goal would have made things a lot more comfortable for Inter had it been awarded. As it is Fiorentina could still snatch an equaliser, with Handanovic required to keep out Sottil.
82'
Ranocchia does well to hold off Cutrone. Inter are now in defence mode, desperately looking to protect their one-goal lead with around 10 minutes to go.
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80'
R. Sottil enters the game and replaces F. Chiesa.
Chiesa is replaced by Sottil as Iachini makes his second change.
79'
Dalbert crosses the ball from deep and Vlahovic guides a header well off target from a good 13 yards out.
78'
Inter are setting out in a 3-5-2 formation for these closing stages. Fiorentina have struggled to get a hold of the ball since Barella's long-range volley restored the hosts' lead.
76'
Godin complains that he was elbowed by Pulgar but the referee does not see it that way.
75'
Moses is flagged for offside in his first involvement in the game. Inter are refusing to sit back, instead going in search of a third goal to kill off the tie.
74'
V. Moses enters the game and replaces A. Candreva.
New recruit Moses takes over from Candreva at right wing-back.
73'
NEARLY! Martinez has been superb today. He lofts the ball into the air and Vecino is inches away from getting his head to it. Inter are going all out for a third goal.
72'
Eriksen controls the ball with his chest and plays a pass down the left-hand side for Martinez to chase, but his new team-mate did not read it and it is intercepted. Dalbert is then fouled by Vecino.
69'
The hosts were behind for just seven minutes. Conte will now be keen for his side to hold on and get the job done to book a place in the semi-finals.
67'
N. Barella has scored a goal for Inter Milan!
GOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!!! INTER 2-1 FIORENTINA!! WHAT A STRIKE!! Milenkovic heads a right-sided cross to the edge of the 'D' and Barella thumps a first-time shot into the bottom-left corner. That is an incredible finish to restore Inter's advantage.
66'
C. Eriksen enters the game and replaces A. Sánchez.
Eriksen is brought on for his Inter debut in place of Sanchez.
65'
Dalbert gets yellow.
Dalbert is cautioned for that foul on Sanchez. It looks as though a member of the Fiorentina coaching staff was also booked.
63'
Chiesa fires wide as Fiorentina seek a quickfire second. Having been second best for the opening hour of the match, Fiorentina are level and are now enjoying a spell on top.
61'
Inter claim Caceres fouled Martinez when meeting the corner, but the goal is allowed to stand.
60'
M. Cáceres has scored a goal for Fiorentina! Assist by E. Pulgar.
GOOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! INTER 1-1 FIORENTINA!!! CACERES EQUALISES!! Completely against the run of play, Lirola sends a deflected shot inches over the bar. Fiorentina make the corner count as Caceres outjumps Martinez to head home.
Pulgar sent the corner into a dangerous area and Caceres did the rest. To say that came against the run of play is an understatement!
57'
OVER! Inter are swarming all over Fiorentina's defenders. Sanchez flicks it into the path of Candreva and the wing-back's return pass is cut out. Martinez slices an 18-yard shot over the crossbar from the corner.
56'
P. Cutrone enters the game and replaces M. Badelj.
Badelj is replaced by Cutrone, which could mean a change of shape for Fiorentina.
55'
It has been a dominant start to the second half from Inter. Martinez gets away from Ceccherini and Milenkovic but Dalbert gets across to prevent him from shooting in front of goal.
53'
INCHES WIDE! Inter win a corner and it is worked to Sanchez on the edge of the box. His shot goes through a sea of bodies and neither Lukaku nor Martinez can convert in front of goal.
51'
SIDE-NETTING! Yet another reverse ball in behind catches out the Fiorentina defenders. Martinez takes Barella's pass in his stride but the angle is slightly against him and he rifles the ball into the side-netting.
47'
Martinez is played in down the right. He has time to look up and pick out a team-mate, but his pass towards Lukaku is intercepted.
46'
RESTART! Fiorentina, who trail to a close-range Candreva strike late in the first half, get us back under way at San Siro.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: INTER 1-0 FIORENTINA
45'
M. Cáceres gets yellow.
Caceres is cautioned for protesting the Inter goal. It is allowed to stand after a silent VAR check.
44'
A. Candreva has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by L. Martínez.
GOOOOAAAALLLL!!!! INTER 1-0 FIORENTINA!! CANDREVA GIVES INTER THE LEAD!! A series of one-touch passes culminates in the ball trickling through the Fiorentina defence. Ceccherini slides in but cannot cut it out and Martinez gets a vital touch to knock it past Terracciano. Candreva takes over by firing into an unguarded net.
Martinez went tumbling after knocking the ball into the path of Candreva. Thankfully for him his team-mate rounded off the move.
42'
Lukaku is crying out for the ball on the edge of the Fiorentina box but none of his team-mates can feed it to him. The Belgium striker has had 16 touches of the ball in the opening 42 minutes.
40'
Young goes one way and then the other, before sending in a cross that is slightly overhit. Fiorentina are having to do plenty of defending.
39'
The tempo has dropped a fair bit as we approach half-time. There is no doubt that Inter have been the better side, but they have not really done enough to warrant a lead at the interval.
37'
Vecino sends in a good cross but Caceres gets to it first, albeit at the expense of a corner. The delivery is aimed for too close to Terracciano, who is able to pluck it out of the air.
35'
Lirola carries the ball down the right but Pulgar loses possession once played in. That was a promising opportunity for Fiorentina.
34'
It is one-way traffic at San Siro. Inter are asking questions of the Fiorentina backline and have tested Terracciano a couple of times. Handanovic, by comparison, has yet to have anything to do.
32'
Vecino again picks up the ball in a promising position around 35 yards from goal, but he is unable to bring it under control to get the shot away. Fiorentina are now attempting to string some passes together to take some pressure off.
30'
SAVE! Benassi is caught in possession and that nearly proves costly. The ball is worked to Vecino, whose shot from distance is pretty disappointing, with Terracciano making a routine stop. Inter are the side on top here.
28'
WAYWARD! Barella opts to have a go from range. He puts his foot through the ball and hits it well off target.
27'
Dalbert's throughball for Vlahovic is overhit and the latter would have been flagged for offside, anyway. There is a good tempo to the match but the tie could do with some action in front of goal.
25'
The home side are constantly looking for a quick pass in behind, whether for Sanchez, Martinez or Lukaku. It has not worked so far as Fiorentina are fully aware of Inter's gameplan.
23'
A ball in behind, aimed towards Lukaku, is overhit and Terracciano is there to gather. We are still waiting for the first real opportunity of this quarter-final tie.
21'
Lukaku pushes Caceres to give away a free-kick. Nearly a quarter of the game has been played and the Inter striker has not seen a great deal of the ball yet.
19'
The ball goes behind off Benassi for an Inter corner, which ultimately comes to little. It has been steady pressure from the home side, but they will need to step it up if they are to find a way through.
17'
Inter have had 63 per cent of the ball and have had a couple of shots, neither of those being classed as on-target. It appears as though the earlier header from Sanchez may have come off Ceccherini first.
15'
Ceccherini defends the cross from Young and Godin is wayward from the follow-up. This has been a good spell of Inter pressure.
14'
Fiorentina are happy to back off and allow Inter possession of the ball. A floated pass over the top is cut out. It has been a fairly-evenly matched tie so far.
11'
SAVE! Barella swings a cross into the back-post zone. Sanchez and Ceccherini battle for it and the final touch comes off the Inter attacker, but Terracciano keeps it out.
9'
Inter win a corner and it is worked short. The ball comes back to Sanchez and he pokes it towards the penalty spot, where a Fiorentina player is waiting to meet it.
7'
Chiesa is unable to keep his attempt on target. It has been a positive start to the match for Fiorentina, with Lirola already having come close to making a breakthrough with his effort.
5'
SHOT! Badelj is fouled by Sanchez, gifting Fiorentina a free-kick in a good position. Inter appear to deal with the danger but it falls for Lirola and he drills a shot across goal.
3'
Conte's men are the side seeing more of the ball in the early stages of the match. Lukaku and Candreva exchange passes and the latter slots it through for Young, whose cross is cut out by a Fiorentina player.
1'
KICK-OFF! Inter get this Coppa Italia quarter-final clash up and running!
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Coppa Italia quarter-final tie between Inter and Fiorentina at San Siro.
Antonio Conte's Inter have lost form in Serie A over the past few weeks, drawing their last three matches 1-1, but they are still within three points of leaders Juventus in a tightly-contested Scudetto battle. Fiorentina are 23 points worse off in 13th, but they are unbeaten in four matches and beat Napoli 2-0 in their most recent away outing.
Inter beat Cagliari 4-1 in the last 16 thanks to a couple of Romelu Lukaku goals and one apiece from Borja Valero and Andrea Ranocchia. As for Fiorentina, they were 2-1 winners at home to Atalanta, with Patrick Cutrone and Pol Lirola netting either side of Josip Ilicic's goal.
INTER XI (3-4-1-2): Samir Handanovic (c); Diego Godin, Andrea Ranocchia, Alessandro Bastoni; Antonio Candreva, Matias Vecino, Nicolo Barella, Ashley Young; Alexis Sanchez; Lautaro Martinez, Romelu Lukaku.
Subs: Federico Brancolini, Riccardo Sottil, Maximiliano Olivera, Tofol Montiel, Lorenzo Venuti, Valentin Eysseric, Bartlomiej Dragowski, Aleksa Terzic, Patrick Cutrone, Szymon Zurkowski, Rachid Ghezzal, Luca Ranieri.
FIORENTINA XI (3-5-2): Pietro Terracciano; Nikola Milenkovic, Federico Ceccherini, Martin Caceres; Pol Lirola, Marco Benassi, Milan Badelj (c), Erick Pulgar, Dalbert; Federico Chiesa, Dusan Vlahovic.
Subs: Lorenzo Pirola, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Tommaso Berni, Victor Moses, Milan Skriniar, Federico Dimarco, Lucien Agoume, Sebastiano Esposito, Borja Valero, Daniele Padelli, Cristiano Biraghi, Christian Eriksen.
The teams are coming out onto the pitch at San Siro, with kick-off just moments away.
The home team have had 65 per cent of the ball so far and Conte will argue his side are good value for their lead. Lukaku has not really been involved in the match but Inter's midfielders are dominating things. Fiorentina boss Iachini has plenty of options on his bench, including last-16 goalscorer Cutrone - will we see him for the start of the second half?
Inter will now face Napoli for a place in the final, while the other semi will be contested between fellow heavyweight clubs Milan and Juventus. Conte's men will be looking to return to winning ways in Serie A when they travel to Udinese on Sunday, the same day that Fiorentina take on Juventus in Turin.
That's all for today's live coverage. Thanks for joining!
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