Cristiano Ronaldo looked like an average player during Napoli loss: Toni
"You expect a big performance from him but he looked like he was experiencing physical difficulties"
"You expect a big performance from him but he looked like he was experiencing physical difficulties"
Despite having England's golden generation at his disposal, he couldn't land a trophy and was criticised for his handling of world-class midfielders Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Paul Scholes.
As it looked that the match could go either way, Barella took Inter in the driving seat with a brilliant volley after the ball had dropped to him on the edge of the box.
The match on Tuesday was preceded by a tribute to late US basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who lived in Italy as a child and who died in a helicopter crash on January 26.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Rodrigo Bentancur and Leonardo Bonucci were on the scoresheet to decide the fate of the game in the first half only.
Roma played Juventus in their Serie A tie on January 13 (IST), where they had to face a 2-1 loss to Maurizio Sarri's men.
Juventus, the most successful club in the history of the competition with 13 titles -- last won in 2017-18.
With the win, Juventus progressed into the quarterfinals of the competition.
Atalanta had been a thorn in Lazio's side this season, defeating them twice during the Serie A season and ruining that club's hopes of earning a spot in next season's Champions League with a 3-1 away victory earlier this month at Stadio Olimpico.
"That wasn't a real match tonight," said Inter coach Luciano Spalletti.