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22:05 That’s all for the Liveblog
Check the main site for more post-match coverage. We’ll see you tomorrow night for the other semi-final, Atalanta–Fiorentina (currently 0-1 aggregate).
22:04 Coppa Italia Final
It will be on May 15 at the Stadio Olimpico between Juventus and either Atalanta or Fiorentina. Juve also qualify for the Supercoppa Italiana Final Four next season.
21:59 Match Report
#Lazio 2-1 #Juventus (3-2 agg):
Juventus scraped through to the Coppa Italia Final despite a 2-1 defeat to Lazio, as Arkadiusz Milik came off the bench to snatch a 3-2 aggregate lead https://t.co/o39noaeYPI #LazioJuve #CoppaItalia #LazioJuventus #CoppaItaliaFrecciarossa
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 23, 2024
21:56 FT: Lazio 2-1 Juventus (2-3 agg)
Lazio angry, they wanted a free kick just outside the area, didn’t get it. Allegri screaming blue murder and then storms off down the tunnel. It’s over, Juventus are through to the Coppa Italia Final!
21:53 Perin proactive
Perin rushes out and leaps over Romagnoli to pluck a dangerous ball off his head.
21:52 Juve sub
Chiesa replaced by Alcaraz.
21:50 Stoppages
5 minutes awarded.
21:50 Milik goal
MILIK! 😱
Allegri's change pays off as Weah finds Milik at the back post to put Juventus 3-2 up against Lazio on aggregate in the final 10 minutes ⚫⚪ pic.twitter.com/wpREhanjc3
— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) April 23, 2024
21:48 Immobile clattered
Immobile down in pain, it’s frankly not clear what happened… There was an off the ball coming together with Danilo, but didn’t seem like much. VAR had a look, said to move on.
21:45 Lazio sub
Pedro replaces Guendouzi.
21:43 Lazio 2-1 Juventus: Arkadiusz Milik!
He literally just came on! Weah gets down the right, rolls across the six-yard box and Milik gets the tap-in by anticipating Romagnoli!
21:42 Juve subs
Milik and Yildiz on, Vlahovic and McKennie off
21:41 Lazio subs
Rovella and Immobile on, Cataldi and Castellanos off
21:40 Juve so slow
Juve keeping the ball, but doing nothing with it, largely because they are so slow moving it around.
21:39 Luis Alberto strike
Luis Alberto snapshot from outside the area, but straight at Perin.
21:36 Lazio struggling
Can’t get out of their own half, but at least Guendouzi did nutmeg someone during a clearance.
21:34 Lot of Juve possession
Crowd getting agitated.
21:30 Juve sub
Weah finally does come on for Cambiaso, who looks irritated.
21:29 Vlahovic header
Vlahovic just grazes a cross with his head, but Romagnoli clears. Cambiaso then penalised for flailing am arm into the face of Castellanos.
21:28 Allegri a bit confused
Yildiz was ready, sent back to the bench. Then Weah was ready, then sent back to the bench. Juve no changes yet. Not sure what’s going on there. And neither is Allegri.
21:26 Bremer towering
Bremer leaps higher than Castellanos to prevent him reaching a dangerous ball.
21:24 Marusic curler
Straight at Perin from outside the area.
21:22 Lazio sub
Vecino on, Felipe Anderson off. A note – Kenan Yildiz was stripped and on the touchline, then Allegri sent him back to warm up and changed his mind.
21:21 For the Americans
TATY CASTELLANOS GETS HIS BRACE 🔥
ALL LEVEL BETWEEN LAZIO AND JUVE IN THE COPPA ITALIA SEMIFINALS 🍿 pic.twitter.com/MuM1KtSAZC
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 23, 2024
21:18 Oh Castellanos
Lazio striker is lucky he was offside, because that was a terrible miss when clear on goal, mini-dink into the arms of Perin. Chiesa shot then charged down, it’s frantic here.
21:18 Vlahovic close!
Vlahovic shrugs off Romagnoli, angled drive across the face of goal to SKIM the far post!
21:16 Huge Juventus chance!
Marusic basically cleared that off the line! McKennie rolled it across from the left, Vlahovic about to tap in with Mandas already beaten, but Marusic somehow manages to clear it!
21:15 Castellanos goal
Lazio level it on aggregate! 🔵
Taty Castellanos scores again and Juventus' bid to reach the Coppa Italia final is now in big trouble 😱 pic.twitter.com/9DGBMIcgli
— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) April 23, 2024
21:14 Juve corner cleared
McKennie is hobbling horribly…
21:13 McKennie hurt
Looks like he accidentally got run into by Marusic, they just crossed paths, both were looking at the ball.
21:09 Lazio 2-0 Juventus: Taty Castellanos!
It’s 2-2 on aggregate! That was a great team move all through the middle, Felipe Anderson to Luis Alberto, first time pass keeps it going for Castellanos, who gets there ahead of Bremer and turns him, fires into the far bottom corner from just inside the area!
21:06 2nd half kicks off: Lazio 1-0 Juventus
It’s 1-2 on aggregate. No away goals rule, so if it’s even, it goes to extra time.
21:04 Lazio sub
Mario Gila had been struggling all half with a knock, so he’s replaced by Patric. Despite being screamed at, McKennie is still on for Juve.
20:56 The goal
TATY CASTELLANOS STRIKES FIRST 💥
Lazio cut Juve's lead in the tie in half 👀 pic.twitter.com/WpUq5cfKS5
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 23, 2024
20:48 Half-Time: Lazio 1-0 Juventus (1-2 agg)
Luis Alberto shot charged down just before half-time. McKennie also misplaced a pass, absolutely INFURIATING Allegri.
20:46 Huge save on Castellanos!
What a chance for Lazio to equalise! Luis Alberto through ball for Castellanos seems as if it’ll be intercepted, but it squirms through anyway, Perin rushes out and manages to use his body to parry!
20:44 Juve trying to take sting out
Allegri ordering Juve to play the ball to feet and slow the tempo, hoping to reach half-time only 1-0 down.
20:43 Getting scrappy
Lots of tackles in midfield, nobody able to build up a head of steam.
20:39 Felipe Anderson down
Lazio tried to counter from that corner, Felipe Anderson caught by Alex Sandro in a sliding tackle, ref considers it clean, but it still hurt…
20:38 Juve pushing
Another corner after Casale intercepts the roll across from the left.
20:36 Locatelli booked
Manuel Locatelli into the book for a lunge on Castellanos. He will be suspended if Juve reach the Final.
20:36 Juve fans rage at Alex Sandro
Juventus fans raged at Alex Sandro after his shocking defending allowed Lazio to take the lead in the Coppa Italia semi-final https://t.co/OzzBtvDlqs #Juventus #LazioJuve #CoppaItalia #LazioJuventus #CoppaItaliaFrecciarossa #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 23, 2024
20:34 Juve over
Juventus corner, Bremer allowed a pretty free header, but goes over the bar!
20:30 Lazio chance
Guendouzi finds Felipe Anderson, whose shot is charged down from the edge of the area.
20:29 Bremer struggling
Bremer seemed to have a big advantage, but Castellanos chased him down at the by-line.
20:25 Mandas save!
Big chance for Juventus! A good team move with Rabiot dinking it over the top for Chiesa to chest and volley across, Vlahovic manages to get a shin to it and Mandas parries with a leg from point-blank range!
20:23 Juve again
Chiesa through ball a little over-hit, McKennie can’t get to it before Mandas.
20:22 Chiesa counter
Chiesa went on the counter-attack, but too isolated and Lazio players got back in numbers to crowd him out.
20:21 Marusic does the splits
Marusic gets down the left, tries to cut inside, his feet do not seem to agree on which direction he’s going in and he falls over doing the splits.
20:20 Castellanos goal
This tie is very much alive now! 👀
Taty Castellanos comes up with an early goal for Lazio, and the Juve advantage is halved 🦅 pic.twitter.com/X9aXzbjxFt
— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) April 23, 2024
20:18 That immediately shook things up
Juve suddenly realise they cannot just defend. Allegri no longer in his happy place.
20:14 Lazio 1-0 Juventus: Taty Castellanos!
Lazio corner whipped in by Luis Alberto and Castellanos out-leaps Alex Sandro, who doesn’t even jump, to nod into the far top corner!
20:10 Juventus chance
Chiesa shot charged down, accidentally turns into an assist for Cambiaso, who drills wide of the near post.
20:08 Kostic cross cleared
Promising Kostic cross from the left for Juventus, but cleared.
20:05 Lazio dominating possession so far
Juve have a 2-0 aggregate lead, so are more content than ever to sit back and counter. Basically, this is Allegri’s happy place.
20:02 We have kick-off in Lazio vs. Juventus!
Lazio: Mandas; Casale, Romagnoli, Gila; Hysaj, Cataldi, Guendouzi, Marusic; Felipe Anderson, Luis Alberto; Castellanos
Juventus: Perin; Danilo, Bremer, Alex Sandro; Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Chiesa, Vlahovic
Ref: Orsato
19:59 Out come the teams
Daniele Orsato is the referee.
19:56 Juve’s season
“They just have not been able to get out on the front foot ever since February.”@CCupo on when things started to go south for Juve this season 👀 pic.twitter.com/3EuNYiXate
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 23, 2024
19:54 What this means
Reaching the Coppa Italia Final is a target in itself, as it guarantees qualification for next season’s Supercoppa Italiana Final Four format.
19:47 Lazio vs. Juventus
The Bianconeri won the first leg 2-0 on April 2 with goals from Chiesa and Vlahovic, who again lead the way this evening.
Federico Gatti is suspended, with Moise Kean and Mattia De Sciglio out of action, while Mattia Perin as always is the goalkeeper for the Coppa Italia.
Lazio are still without Ivan Provedel and Mattia Zaccagni, while Ciro Immobile is not fully fit and Matteo Guendouzi returns.
However, Daichi Kamada is not in the squad after a calf twinge in training.
Luis Alberto and Felipe Anderson are moved into a more advanced role behind Castellanos.
Lazio: Mandas; Casale, Romagnoli, Gila; Hysaj, Cataldi, Guendouzi, Marusic; Felipe Anderson, Luis Alberto; Castellanos
Juventus: Perin; Danilo, Bremer, Alex Sandro; Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Chiesa, Vlahovic
Ref: Orsato
19:45 Chiesa
POLL: Who wins #Lazio vs. #Juventus ?
Liveblog https://t.co/5wMdBRjS1f#LazioJuve #CoppaItalia #LazioJuventus #CoppaItaliaFrecciarossa
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 23, 2024
19:45 POLL
POLL: Who wins #Lazio vs. #Juventus ?
Liveblog https://t.co/5wMdBRjS1f#LazioJuve #CoppaItalia #LazioJuventus #CoppaItaliaFrecciarossa
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 23, 2024
19:44 Igor Tudor
Igor Tudor admits 2-0 is ‘a difficult result to overturn, but it has happened in football’ going into the Coppa Italia semi-final against Juventus https://t.co/uCY5XVxuW8 #Lazio #Juventus #CoppaItalia #LazioJuve #CoppaItaliaFrecciarossa #LazioJuventus #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 23, 2024
19:41 Inter chants
Quite a few Inter chants from the crowd to ‘troll’ Juventus, because Lazio and Inter fans are twinned.
19:36 Giuntoli
Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli insists they are on track for their ‘objectives’ this season and will ‘confront ideas’ with Max Allegri over ‘future choices.’ https://t.co/49bwFu9b0I #Juventus #LazioJuve #CoppaItalia #LazioJuventus #CoppaItaliaFrecciarossa
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 23, 2024
19:28 The Final will also be here
A beautiful setting for a #CoppaItaliaFrecciarossa semifinal 🏟#LazioJuve pic.twitter.com/5Q0CQjUAnv
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) April 23, 2024
19:14 No away goals rule
The Bianconeri won the first leg 2-0 on April 2 with goals from Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic, so the Aquile need to win by two clear goals to force extra time, three to turn it around completely.
19:09 Live from the Stadio Olimpico
You can watch the Lazio vs. Juventus warm-ups LIVE on the Lega Serie A YouTube Channel.
19:09 Lazio pitch inspection
👊 Coppa Italia focus@sartoriacardona #LazioJuve | #CMonEagles 🦅 pic.twitter.com/qWpOXZW5yK
— S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) April 23, 2024
19:07 Juventus arrive
Reporting for #CoppaItaliaFrecciarossa duty 🫡#LazioJuve pic.twitter.com/ood3uBEHDJ
— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) April 23, 2024
18:55 Team News
#Lazio vs. #Juventus line-ups:
Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa start for Juventus in the Coppa Italia semi-final, as Lazio try to overturn a 2-0 deficit with Taty Castellanos https://t.co/DXRj8R5eQk #CoppaItalia #LazioJuve #LazioJuventus #CoppaItaliaFrecciarossa
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 23, 2024
18:53 Juventus XI
📝 La formazione scelta da mister Allegri per la semifinale ⤵️#LazioJuve #CoppaItaliaFrecciaRossa pic.twitter.com/sXNH8AFnK4
— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) April 23, 2024
18:48 Lazio XI
📝 Il nostro 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗜@play_efootball #LazioJuve | #CMonEagles 🦅#CoppaItaliaFrecciarossa pic.twitter.com/x94HYLgaRG
— S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) April 23, 2024
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from the Coppa Italia semi-final, as Lazio try to overturn a 2-0 deficit against Juventus.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
The Bianconeri won the first leg 2-0 in Turin on April 2 with goals from Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic, in what was only Igor Tudor’s second game in charge of the Aquile.
The other semi-final is on Wednesday between Atalanta and Fiorentina.