Atalanta takes advantage of the home field and secures a pass to the Italian Cup final where they will face Juventus. Gasperini's team overturns the 1-0 from the first leg against Fiorentina, winning 4-1 thanks to goals from Koopmeiners, Scamacca, Lookman, and Pasalic.
The Match
It's the Dutchman who opens the game after 8 minutes, restoring parity in the double confrontation. La Dea controls the game and hardly ever lets the Viola take the initiative. Scamacca soon splits the goal with a beautiful right-footed shot but the referee is called to the VAR and disallows the goal due to a previous foul in the middle of the field. Atalanta doesn't stop and in the second half also gains a numerical advantage due to the red card received by Milenkovic (last man foul). Italiano's team barricades itself behind and tries to resist but is cynical in exploiting the only real chance of the second half: a free kick by Biraghi on which Martinez Quarta arrives with a winning header. A goal that effectively could mean qualification for Fiorentina, despite being a man down.
However, La Dea does not give up and with the substitutions manages to turn the game around. First Scamacca brings the qualification back to even with a splendid half bicycle kick worthy of applause. Then, just before the whistle that would have sent the game to extra time, the Bergamo team completely overturns the fate of the match. At the 95th minute, Lookman takes advantage of the counterattack and beats Terracciano with a left-footed diagonal shot. The referee initially disallows for offside but the VAR confirms the goal. Explosion of joy at the Gewiss Stadium for the goal that could mean the final. However, Atalanta also rounds off the score and seals the definitive 4-1 with Pasalic on the counterattack. Game over and Atalanta in the Italian Cup final where they will have to face Allegri's Juventus.
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