Napoli's Amir Rrahmani and Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez (right) vie for the ball during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Napoli at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy on Jan 4, 2023. (LUCA BRUNO / AP)

Inter Milan came back from a goal down to beat Serie B side Parma 2-1 after extra time in their Coppa Italia last-16 clash on Tuesday, as Simone Inzaghi's team began the defense of their trophy.

Parma stunned the San Siro minutes before halftime when substitute midfielder Stanko Juric curled a beautiful long-range shot into keeper Andre Onana's top-right corner.

Defender Francesco Acerbi grabbed the winner for Inter with a header five minutes into the second half of extra time, having collected the ball from goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who parried an earlier attempt by Federico Dimarco

Inter, who beat Juventus 4-2 after extra time to lift the trophy in May last year, controled possession but failed to muster a single shot on target until striker Lautaro Martinez levelled in the 88th minute.

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The Argentine collected a rebound on the edge of the box and lashed the ball inside goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon's right post.

Defender Francesco Acerbi grabbed the winner for Inter with a header five minutes into the second half of extra time, having collected the ball from Buffon, who parried an earlier attempt by Federico Dimarco.

Parma, who beat Salernitana and Bari to reach the last 16, saw their goalkeeper Buffon return from a lengthy thigh injury to make his 50th, and likely last career appearance at the San Siro, 25 years after making his competition debut.

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Inter's local rivals AC Milan host Torino in their last-16 clash on Wednesday, while Jose Mourinho's AS Roma take on Genoa on Thursday. Fiorentina play Sampdoria earlier that day.