Roma. Juventus saved its season and ended a three-year trophy drought by successful the fifteenth Italian Cup in its historical past by beating Atalanta 1-0 within the closing, performed this Wednesday on the Olympic Stadium in Rome.
Serbian Dusan Vlahovic was the writer of the one aim of the sport, within the 4th minute. He additionally scored within the 73rd minute, however that aim was disallowed.
With this title, ‘Juve’ reinforces its dominance within the document of this competitors, now six forward of Roma and Inter Milan, who achieved 9 every.
Juventus’ final title within the ‘Coppa’ had been in 2021 and exactly beating Atalanta within the closing, in that case by 2-1.
Fourth categorised in Serie A and on a downward path after stringing collectively 5 attracts in a row within the championship, Juventus got here into this match with the sensation of a defeated crew and leaves it with huge aid, giving their ‘tifosi’ a pleasure in a season with extra shadows than lights.
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“We’ve got suffered loads this season. We’ve got not achieved our aim of successful the Scudetto [ser campeón de la Serie A]. Subsequent 12 months we should win every part,” Vlahovic wished after the victory.
Atalanta was solely champion of the Italian Cup as soon as, again in 1963, and should proceed ready.
Subsequent week he has an incredible alternative to show the web page and carry an necessary trophy, since on Wednesday the twenty second he’ll play the Europa League closing in Dublin in opposition to Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen, champion of the German Bundesliga this season.
That would be the nice incentive for the Bergamo crew for the rest of the season, together with the mission of sustaining no less than fifth place in Serie A to qualify for the subsequent Champions League. In the intervening time Atalanta occupies that fifth place, with three factors over Roma.
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The match began at a excessive tempo and already within the 4th minute Juventus had taken the lead: completely launched by Andrea Cambiaso, Vlahovic took benefit of a marking error to beat Marco Carnesecchi within the 4th minute.
Federico Gatti was near extending Juve’s lead, with a header within the ninth minute, after which Cambiaso noticed his try repelled by the crossbar (thirty second).
Within the thirty sixth minute, Charles De Ketelaere had the primary good probability for Atalanta, however he despatched it too excessive. The Bergamo crew was lacking its goalscorer Gianluca Scamacca, who was suspended.
Vlahovic continued to be a nightmare for the ‘Dea’ defenders and within the 73rd minute he thought he had sentenced the scorer with a header, however the VAR annulled the aim.
On the finish of the match the strain was reduce within the environment and goalkeeper Mattia Perin saved his crew within the closing stoppage time with an incredible intervention in opposition to a shot by Brazilian Éderson dos Santos.
Nerves performed methods on Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri, who in these closing moments was despatched off for his angle and indignant protests. Beside himself, Allegri gesticulated after seeing the pink, took off his tie and went from one aspect to the opposite, uncontrollably, earlier than coming into the locker room.
Regardless of reaching this title within the Cup, the Italian press factors out the chance that he shall be relieved of his place on the finish of the season and changed by the Italian-Brazilian Thiago Motta, who has led Bologna to the Champions League.
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– 2024-05-24 13:29:48
