Italy’s Matteo Pessina scored twice as Atalanta beat holders Napoli 3-1 on aggregate on Wednesday to book a place in the Italian Cup final....
Italy’s Matteo Pessina scored twice as Atalanta beat holders Napoli 3-1 on aggregate on Wednesday to book a place in the Italian Cup final.
Pessina’s efforts, both set up by Duvan Zapata, were enough to secure Atalanta a second final in three seasons, after the goalless first leg, where they will face Juventus.
On Tuesday, Juve’s goalless draw with Inter Milan took them to the May 19 final in Rome after winning the first leg 2-1.
“It’s a great satisfaction. We dedicate it to the fans,” Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini said.
“We will think about the final later. For us it’s already a great success. Now we have many important games, we will host Real Madrid. That will be an event for Bergamo,” he added ahead of hosting the Spanish giants in the Champions League last 16 on February 24.
Gasperini made four changes from Saturday’s draw with Torino, with his side three points off Roma in the final Champions League spot.
Gennaro Gattuso brought Nigeria attacker Victor Osimhen in for Matteo Politano in five alterations from Napoli’s weekend loss at Genoa.
Osimhen, who joined the club from Lille in September, started his first game since November after recovering from a shoulder injury and coronavirus.
“As we are, another team could have conceded four-five goals,...
