Fiorentina won the first match 1-0, but the home team overcame their deficit very quickly, Teun Koopmeiners scored in the 8th minute. The score did not change for a long time, but it was an important change in the 53rd minute Nikola Milenkovic expelled from Fiorentina. Despite the human disadvantage, the purples Lucas Martinez they equalized with his goal, but the home team scored in the 75th minute Gianluca Scamacca with a beautiful scissor shot, they regained the lead – leveling the match.
Atalanta went for another goal with a man advantage, but nothing seemed to go their way, including Charles De Ketelaere missing his shot. We were already in extra time when suddenly everything changed: in the 94th minute Ademola Lookman scored in Pietro Terracciano’s goal. In fact, after another four minutes Mario Pasalic who thus ensured the home team’s victory and passage to the final. It is interesting that both Lookman and Pasalic came on as substitutes in the 70th minute.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s ensemble 4–1thus reaching the final with a score of 4–2, where he will meet Juventus on May 15.
ITALIAN CUP
PRELIMINARY, RETURN
Atalanta-Fiorentina 4-1 (T. Koopmeiners 8., Scamacca 75., Lookman 90+4., Pasalic 90+8., or Lucas Martínez 68.)
Exhibited: Milenkovics (Fiorentina, 53.)
Passed on: it is Atalanta4–2 on aggregate
THEY PLAYED ON TUESDAY
Lazio-Juventus 2-1 (Castellanos 12, 49, or Milik 83)
Passed on: a Juventus3–2 on aggregate
Tags: Coppa Italia Atalanta won dramatic match reached final
