Lowly Atalanta continue to march towards an epic finish to the season after reaching the Coppa Italia final.
The team from Bergamo beat Fiorentina 4:1 in the second leg of the semi-finals at home after losing the first leg 0:1.
But until the 75th minute, it didn’t look like the team in blue and black would make it to the final match of the tournament. The score was 1:1 after Kopmeiners opened for the hosts, but Lucas Cuarta equalized for the violets.
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However, their captain Nikola Milenkovic was sent off and Atalanta went wild.
Gianluca Scamacca, who frustrated Liverpool in the Europa League a few days ago, scored for 2:1. And in the last seconds, the “Goddess” from Bergamo added two more goals – Ademola Lukman and Mario Pašalić scored and overtime was avoided.
Thus, Atalanta dreams of a first trophy in 61 years of its history. The only one so far in the showcase is precisely the Coppa Italia. In 1963, with a hat trick by the great Angelo Domengini, this team beat Turin 3:1 in the final.
This has been followed by a run of four defeats for the trophy, including two in the last 6 seasons – to Lazio in 2019 and Juve in 2021.
Now, in the final on May 15, the opponent will be the giant from Turin, who went through Lazio in the semi-final.
Atalanta are also in the semi-finals of the Europa League, where they await two clashes with Marseille. And it wouldn’t be surprising at all if he gets another chance to double the number of cups won in the club’s history before the end of May.
