Atalanta BC vs Lazio - prediction, team news, lineups

Still level aft the archetypal leg, Atalanta BC and Lazio volition reason their Coppa Italia semi-final connected Wednesday evening, erstwhile the brace reconvene successful Bergamo.

After La Dea doubly fought backmost from down astatine Stadio Olimpico, the second-leg victor volition present spell connected to conscionable Inter Milan oregon Como successful this year's decider.

Match preview

Atalanta and Lazio traded 4 second-half goals successful an eventful 2-2 draw erstwhile they started this necktie aboriginal past month, mounting up a decisive instrumentality limb astatine New Balance Arena. 

Though Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Boulaye Dia some enactment the Biancocelesti up connected location turf, speedy replies from Mario Pasalic and Yunus Musah hauled La Dea level successful Rome.

Since then, Atalanta person endured a humbling Champions League exit to Bayern Munich, and their past accidental to situation for a spot successful adjacent season's contention surely faded astatine the weekend. 

Now 9 points down Italy's apical four, Raffaele Palladino's broadside were backmost astatine the Olimpico for Saturday's Serie A clash with Roma, which ended 1-1 - and lone aft Marco Carnesecchi made respective large saves to sphere a point.

There is small clip to reflect, arsenic the Nerazzurri volition look different superior nine connected Wednesday, successful a clash Palladino has labelled their "most important lucifer of the season."

Atalanta whitethorn person reached the Coppa Italia last 3 times successful the past 7 years, but they failed to assistance the trophy connected each occasion. 

This term, they gained precocious revenge for losing to Juventus successful 2024, beating the Bianconeri 3-0 successful the quarter-finals; previously, they had thumped Genoa 4-0 astatine the last-16 stage.

Domestic glory has proved elusive down the decades, and for each their caller occurrence - astir notably winning the Europa League - La Dea's lone nationalist cupful triumph dates backmost to 1963.

Meanwhile, Lazio are pursuing an eighth Coppa Italia, having astir precocious beaten nary different than Atalanta to the trophy 7 years ago.

This season, the Rome nine eliminated cupful holders Bologna successful a adjacent quarter-final - progressing connected penalties pursuing a tense 1-1 gully - aft dumping retired AC Milan successful the erstwhile round.

However, those results person proven uncommon highlights successful an different sub-par campaign: Maurizio Sarri's men lone beryllium ninth successful Serie A and are astatine hazard of missing retired connected Europe for a 2nd consecutive year.

Despite past week's shock triumph implicit Napoli - which yet ended their hosts' agelong league unbeaten streak successful Naples - Lazio are 7 points shy of Atalanta, who inhabit the past European spot arsenic things stand.

As a result, their champion way backmost into UEFA contention would beryllium claiming the cupful - but they indispensable archetypal decision La Dea astatine the 4th and last attempt. 

After October's goalless league gully successful Bergamo, Lazio past mislaid 2-0 astatine the Olimpico, soon earlier the brace finished level successful past month's archetypal leg.

As Atalanta person lone mislaid 3 of 17 top-flight location games this term, getting that triumph and going done to the last could beryllium a gangly task for Sarri's hit-and-miss side.

Atalanta BC Coppa Italia form:

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Lazio Coppa Italia form:

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Team News

Palladino has straight-batted suggestions they could perchance beryllium paired, truthful either Nikola Krstovic oregon Gianluca Scamacca should spearhead Atalanta's attack.

Isak Hien and Kamaldeen Sulemana are owed backmost from wounded for this cupful clash, meaning the hosts could person a cleanable measure of health.

That partially depends connected the fittingness of antiaircraft duo Giorgio Scalvini (hip) and Sead Kolasinac (muscular), but some should flooded knocks they sustained against Roma. 

Meanwhile, Lazio are inactive missing Adam Marusic and Nicolo Rovella, positive archetypal and 3rd prime goalkeepers Ivan Provedel and Alessio Furlanetto.

Both Mario Gila and Atalanta-owned guardant Daniel Maldini returned to the squad for Saturday's crippled against Napoli, but the second is inactive not afloat fit. 

Therefore, either Boulaye Dia oregon Tijjani Noslin should start, with Petar Ratkov an outsider for enactment up front.

Atalanta BC imaginable starting lineup:

Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Bernasconi; De Ketelaere, Zalewski; Krstovic

Lazio imaginable starting lineup:

Motta; Lazzari, Romagnoli, Gila, Tavares; Basic, Cataldi, Taylor; Cancellieri, Noslin, Zaccagni

We say: Atalanta BC 2-1 Lazio (Atalanta triumph 4-3 connected aggregate, aft other time) 

While the hosts person much potent forwards and a deeper squad, Lazio are improving arsenic the play nears its extremity and they could propulsion this finely-poised necktie into other time. 

Even so, roared connected by a assemblage present accustomed to large midweek cupful games, Atalanta tin advancement to different Coppa Italia final.

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