Coppa Italia News
Juventus will face Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia 2022 finals.
While the Scudetto has been secured, the top-four race is still wide open as Juventus fight for a Champions League spot.
Inter had beaten Juventus 2-0 two weeks ago in Serie A and coach Antonio Conte was looking to maintain supremacy over his former club.
That seemed to be going to plan when Martinez slotted Nicol Barella’s cross under Gianluigi Buffon in the ninth minute.
Inter was without key forward Romelu Lukaku for the first leg.
Napoli went through 2-1 on aggregate thanks to their 1-0 win at San Siro four months ago and will meet Juventus in Rome in Wednesday`s final.
Juve qualified for Wednesday`s final on away goals following their 1-1 draw in the first leg of the semi-final, played on February 13, and face Napoli or Inter Milan who meet on Saturday.
The semi-final ties were originally scheduled to take place on June 13 and 14, but the government accepted a request from Serie A to move the two fixtures forward by an extra day.
Ronaldo smashed the spot-kick into the roof of the net to earn his side a draw ahead of the second leg of the semi-final clash in Turin on March 4.
Atalanta, who will meet Lazio in the final on May 15 in Rome, have won the competition once, in 1963.
Inter were knocked out of the Coppa Italia by Lazio on penalties, a result that followed a defeat by Torino and draw with Sassuolo in their first two league games since the winter break.
Atalanta`s opponent in the quarter-finals will be Juventus, who are in pursuit of a fifth consecutive Coppa Italia title.
Cagliari or Atalanta will face Juventus in the quarter-finals at the end of January, while Milan set up a clash with Napoli or Sassuolo and Lazio will take on Inter Milan.
Juventus have won every Serie A title since 2012 while Inter have not won a major trophy since the Coppa Italia in 2011.
Central defender Medhi Benatia struck twice for Juventus and Douglas Costa was also on target on an unhappy evening for Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma who was at fault for the second and third goals.
AC Milan, seeking to hoist the Coppa Italia for the first time since 2003
Atalanta limited the hosts to a single chance, a botched attempt by Piotr Zielinski in the 30th minute.
Stevan Jovetic, Adem Ljajic scored in the last 20 minutes to send Inter into the semi-finals.
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