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Pjanic Sends Juventus Into Fourth Successive Italian Cup Final

  Holders Juventus booked their ticket to the Italian Cup final for the fourth year in a row after a 1-0 win over Atalanta in … Continue reading Pjanic Sends Juventus Into Fourth Successive Italian Cup Final


Juventus’ midfielder Miralem Pjanic of Bosnia (R) celebrates after scoring during the Italian Tim Cup football match between Juventus and Atalanta at the ‘Allianz Stadium’ in Turin on February 28, 2018. MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP
Juventus’ midfielder Miralem Pjanic of Bosnia (R) celebrates after scoring during the Italian Tim Cup football match between Juventus and Atalanta at the ‘Allianz Stadium’ in Turin on February 28, 2018. MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP

 

Holders Juventus booked their ticket to the Italian Cup final for the fourth year in a row after a 1-0 win over Atalanta in a semi-final second leg tie played in the snow in Turin on Wednesday.

The first leg ended 1-0 in Bergamo thanks to an early Gonzalo Higuain goal, and Juventus won the second when Miralem Pjanic slotted in a 75th-minute penalty awarded after Blaise Matuidi was fouled in the box.

The three-time holders will play either AC Milan or Lazio — who are 0-0 going into the second semi-final later on Wednesday in the Stadio Olympico — in the final which will be in Rome on May 9.

Massimiliano Allegri’s Juventus are bidding for a record fourth successive Cup title and 13th in total.

AFP