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Lazio through to the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia

  • Writer: Simon Basten
    Simon Basten
  • Jan 26, 2023
  • 2 min read

Coppa Italia, Quarter Final, Second Leg

Wednesday, January 26, 2000


Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Lazio Juventus 2-1

 

Two headers give the Biancocelesti a deserved win over Juventus


Sources Lazio Wiki
Sources Lazio Wiki

 

In Coppa Italia Lazio had eliminated Ravenna 5-2 on aggregate and were to face Juventus in the quarter finals. In the first leg, they were 3-0 down after the first 45 minutes. But in the second half they managed to score two, leaving the tie still wide open.

 

The match

 

Despite the need to continue in the competition Sven-Goran Eriksson and Carlo Ancelotti put a number of reserves in their first eleven, hence in the first half the quality of the match was not great.

 

In the 11th minute Juventus had a chance with Zinedine Zidane well saved by Marco Ballotta, Jonathan Bachini tried to score on the rebound but Diego Simeone managed to clear. In the 16th minute there was a probable penalty for Lazio when on a cross from Pavel Nedved, Simone Inzaghi was brough down by Mark luliano but ref Pierluigi Collina, as often happens when it comes to Lazio vs Juve said to play on. The Biancocelesti went close to the lead in the 25th minute with a header from Beppe Pancaro, but apart from these three opportunities, nothing much happened.

 

Changes were needed to both teams and Eriksson was the first to realise this, sending in Alen Boksic for Attilio Lombardo in the interval. In the 54th minute Pancaro crossed from the left and the Alien headed the ball past Edwin Van der Sar. At this point enter Alessandro Del Piero and Juventus added greater power to their attack. In the 73rd minute Zidane to Del Piero left alone on the edge of the box, great shot and it was 1-1.

 

But Lazio wanted a win. Sinisa Mihajlovic, who substituted Guerino Gottardi in the 76th minute, took a corner in the 81st and Simeone with another header made it 2-1.

 

Juventus tried a final onslaught but Ballotta saved first on a Zidane free kick and later on a Gianluca Zambrotta shot.

 

Lazio in the semi-final where they would meet Venezia who after a goalless draw at home, managed to draw 1-1 in Florence.

 

Who played for Lazio

 

Manager: Eriksson

 

Who played for Juventus

 

Van der Sar, Mirkovic, Tudor, Iuliano, Birindelli (60' Zambrotta), Conte (69' Tacchinardi), Davids, Pessotto, Bachini (58' Del Piero), Zidane, Kovacevic

Substitutes: Rampulla, Ferrara, Redavid, Sculli

Manager: Ancelotti

 

Referee: Collina

 

Goals: 54’ Boksic, 73’ Del Piero, 81’ Simeone

 

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