Without Wojciech Szczęsny in the squad, but with Arkadiusz Milik on the bench, Juventus drew 1-1 with Inter Milan in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia. Both goals came late in the game. But it was also hot after the final whistle.
Juventus were knocked out of the Champions League after the group stage, and were penalized with 15 negative points in the league for creative accounting. There is still a chance that at the end of April, when the appeal hearing will take place, the club will finally receive a lesser penalty, but the situation of Turin is difficult, but salvageable.
In Serie A – if the penalty is upheld – Juve are currently in 7th place and with 10 matchdays to go, they are only six points behind Inter, who are in fourth place, so they are in the last place in the Champions League. Juve are also fighting for the Europa League, where they will face Lisbon’s Sporting in the quarter-finals. On Tuesday, the fight for the final of the Coppa Italia began. In the semi-final clash, the Old Lady drew 1-1 with Inter Milan in Turin. Emotions were brought only at the end of the meeting.
In the 83rd minute, Juan Cuadrado ran into the penalty area and showed off a measured shot from a sharp angle. A moment earlier, the Colombian should have had an assist, but Arkadiusz Milik, who replaced Dusan Vlahovic in the 74th minute, skiked in a very convenient situation.
Milik was the only Pole on the pitch, because in Coppa Italia Wojciech Szczęsny rests and Mattia Perin replaces him. The Italian goalkeeper could have become a hero of Turin, because in extra time the referee whistled a penalty for Bremer’s hand. And Romelu Lukaku beat Perin with a shot from 11 meters to make the score 1-1.
Celebrating the goal, the Belgian started to provoke the fans and was probably punished with a red card for this. After the final whistle, there was a scuffle between the players of both teams. Cuadrado and Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanović also saw red cards.
When is the rematch?
But let’s get back to the Coppa Italia. The return leg will take place on April 26 in Milan. In the second semi-final, Fiorentina, the nearest rival of Lech Poznań in the Conference League, will face the newcomers of Serie A – Cremonese.
