Coppa Italia | Atalanta 1-1 Lazio (3-3 agg): Motta heroic to book special Final
Coppa Italia | Atalanta 1-1 Lazio (3-3 agg): Motta heroic to book special Final Edoardo Motta was the hero for Lazio, saving four penalties in a row during the shoot-out to eliminate Atalanta and book their Coppa Italia Final ticket to face Inter on May 13. The first leg ended 2-2 in Rome on March 4, so it was all to play for in Bergamo with the potential for extra time and penalties. La Dea missed Isak Hien, while the Biancocelesti were without Nicolò Rovella, Ivan Provedel, Samuel Gigot and Alessio Furlanetto, but welcomed back Adam Marusic after a surprise 2-0 Serie A win over Napoli at the weekend.
See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog. Mario Gila sprinted back for a decisive sliding tackle on Nikola Krstovic, while Nicola Zalewski only grazed his head to a Charles De Ketelaere cross from six yards. Gila was also decisive when throwing himself in the way to deflect the Zalewski volley wide of the near post from six yards, but after a strong start, Atalanta’s domination petered out towards the end of the first half.
After the restart, Edoardo Motta’s gloves were stung by Krstovic, who had completed a give and go with De Ketelaere, but Lorenzo Bernasconi went off with a knee injury after a Patric sliding tackle. Tijjani Noslin’s effort from the edge of the area was charged down, but Atalanta had the ball in the net at the end of a truly chaotic move. BERGAMO, ITALY – APRIL 22: Mario Gila of SS Lazio kicks the ball during the Coppa Italia semi-final match between Atalanta BC and SS Lazio at New Balance Arena on April 22, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy.
(Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images) Gila seemed to charge down the De Ketelaere cross with his hand, but as the move continued, Krstovic poked the ball out from under Motta’s glove, and Ederson fired in the rebound. VAR took a long time to evaluate all the incidents, the referee viewed them all, and decided Gila had kicked the ball onto his own arm, but that Krstovic had fouled the goalkeeper, disallowing the goal. Lazio had appeals too when Scalvini kicked a ball onto his own arm under pressure from Noslin, but it was a similar situation to Gila, so the striker kept going and fired wide from a promising position.
BERGAMO, ITALY – APRIL 22: Giorgio Scalcini of Atalanta BC during the Coppa Italia semi-final match between Atalanta BC and SS Lazio at New Balance Arena on April 22, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images) Mario Gila went off with an ankle sprain, while De Ketelaere’s hard and low effort was smothered, while Mario Pasalic made a decisive block on Noslin. BERGAMO, ITALY – APRIL 22: Alessio Romagnoli of SS Lazio scores a opening goal during the Coppa Italia semi-final match between Atalanta BC and SS Lazio at New Balance Arena on April 22, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy.
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