Lazio and Inter will meet in the Coppa Italia final on Wednesday, May 13, at 21:00 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, with Maurizio Sarri and Cristian Chivu on the benches and a long list of high-profile guests expected in the stands.
Among those expected to attend are sports minister Andrea Abodi, parliamentary figures Francesco Lollobrigida and Maurizio Leo, and Senate president Ignazio La Russa, alongside Giorgio Mulè, Adriano Galliani, Maurizio Gasparri, Luciano Buonfiglio, Giovanni Malagò, Giancarlo Abete, Roberto Gualtieri, Ezio Simonelli, Luigi De Siervo, Angelo Binaghi, Claudio Lotito, Giuseppe Marotta, Javier Zanetti, Aurelio De Laurentiis, Luca Percassi, Giovanni Carnevali, Giorgio Chiellini, Paolo Bonolis, Paolo Maldini and Roberto Mancini. Maldini is expected to attend to watch his son Daniel.
The final is the last act of Italy’s national cup and carries different stakes for both sides. Inter arrive as fresh league champions and are chasing the double, while Lazio need a trophy that could give shape to their season after a campaign that has not yet found its defining moment.
The guest list also has a political edge. Giovanni Malagò and Giancarlo Abete announced their candidacies for the Figc presidency only hours ago, adding another layer of attention to a night already heavy with institutional presence at the Olimpico.
What stands out as much as who will be there is who will not. The source says no world champions from Italy’s 1982 or 2006 squads will attend the final, a notable absence for a showcase that usually pulls in figures from every corner of the game. That makes the spotlight fall even more squarely on the two clubs, their coaches and the trophy on the line.
For Inter, the cup can complete a season already marked by a league title under Cristian Chivu. For Lazio, it is a chance to turn a flat year into one that ends with silverware. By the time the whistle goes at 21:00, the night will belong to whoever handles that pressure better.
