Inter Milan reach the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup after Asllani scores straight from a corner

MILAN – A much-changed Inter Milan side earned a 2-0 win over Udinese in the Italian Cup on Thursday.

Marko Arnautović and Kristjan Asllani scored first-half goals to help Inter set up a quarterfinal match against Lazio – the team they beat 6-0 in the league on Monday. Inter coach Simone Inzaghi made eight changes to this team.

The game was briefly stopped just before halftime when a spectator collapsed in the stands. The fan was treated immediately as there was silence in the stadium and players looked on with obvious concern.

A defibrillator had to be deployed before the fan was carried out on a stretcher to the applause of the San Siro crowd. The ventilator was reportedly stable at the hospital.

When play resumed after a delay of more than five minutes, Udinese’s players still appeared to be distracted when Asllani’s corner from the left evaded all players and went into the goal at the far post.

This left Inter 2-0 ahead, having broken the deadlock in the 30th minute following a mistake by Udinese. An ugly pass from visiting midfielder Jürgen Ekkelenkamp fell straight to Mehdi Taremi, who fed Arnautović, who shot into the bottom right corner.

Taremi hit the post in the second half while Inter also had an early penalty canceled after review.

Teenage defender Mike Aidoo came on as a substitute for Inter on his professional debut two minutes from time.