Coppa Italia: Inter 1-2 Juventus - Ronaldo's brace help Bianconeri through first leg

Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace to help Juventus come from behind and clinch a 2-1 win over Inter Milan in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final clash on Tuesday 2.

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates goal for Juventus with teammates. Photo: @juventusfcen

Lautaro Martinez put Nerazzuri in front early in the 9th minute, steering a shot past Juve goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon on his 1,100th senior appearance.

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon keeps on going... ⬇

1️⃣,1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣

The 𝕃𝔼𝔾𝔼ℕ𝔻 keeps on going and going! 🦸🏻‍♂️😍#InterJuve #CoppaItalia #ForzaJuve pic.twitter.com/3oK30F99uz

— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) February 2, 2021

The Bianconeri fought back to score a leveller from the penalty spot through Ronaldo in the 26th minute after Ashley Young fouled on Juan Cuadrado.

Coppa Italia SF First Leg: Juventus have scaled through Inter ⬇

🏆 First leg job done! ✅💪

🥇 Your #InterJuve Man of the Match, Bianconeri? 👇

— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) February 2, 2021

Ronaldo took advantage of a defensive mistake to net the winner for Juventus in the 35th minute.

Full-Time: Inter 1-2 Juventus ⬇

FT | ⏱ | 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗘: ⚪️⚫️#InterJuve #CoppaItalia #ForzaJuve pic.twitter.com/f0dh6g6S4k

— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) February 2, 2021

Juventus who have won the tournament 13 good times will host the second leg at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy on Tuesday 9 February.