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Atalanta thrash Fiorentina to reach Coppa Italia final

Updated April 25 2024 - 7:40am, first published 7:36am
Atalanta and their fans celebrate reaching the final of the Coppa Italia. (EPA PHOTO)
Atalanta and their fans celebrate reaching the final of the Coppa Italia. (EPA PHOTO)

Two stoppage-time goals have helped Atalanta beat 10-man Fiorentina 4-1 in the second leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final, sending them to the showpiece with a 4-2 aggregate victory.

Atalanta will face record 14-times winners Juventus in the final on May 15 in Rome, after the Old Lady qualified with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Lazio despite a 2-1 defeat in the second leg of their semi-final on Tuesday.

Atalanta were quick to level the tie when midfielder Teun Koopmeiners scored in the eighth minute.

Fiorentina defender Lucas Martinez Quarta netted with a header following a free kick midway through the second half, 15 minutes after the visitors' Nikola Milenkovic had been sent off.

But then Atalanta - have won the Coppa Italia once, in 1962/63 - put on the after-burners.

Gianluca Scamacca levelled the tie again in the 75th minute with a stunning scissor kick and Ademola Lookman made it 3-1 on the night in added time before Mario Pasalic put the tie to bed seconds before the final whistle.

Australian Associated Press