Atalanta beat 10-man Fiorentina 4-1 to reach Italian Cup final vs. Juventus

Atalanta's Ademola Lookman scores their third goal during the Italian Cup semifinal second leg between Fiorentina and Atalanta at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy on April 24, 2024. (Reuters)
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Updated 25 April 2024
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Atalanta beat 10-man Fiorentina 4-1 to reach Italian Cup final vs. Juventus

  • The decisive goal by Ademola Lookman in stoppage time was initially ruled offside. Then the goal was awarded following a VAR review
  • The final is scheduled for May 15 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome

BERGAMO, Italy: Atalanta advanced to the Italian Cup final with a 4-1 win over 10-man Fiorentina on Wednesday to set up a meeting with Juventus for the trophy.

The decisive goal by Ademola Lookman in stoppage time was initially ruled offside. Then the goal was awarded following a VAR review.

Teun Koopmeiners, Gianluca Scamacca and Mario Pasalic also scored for Atalanta, while Lucas Martinez Quarta scored for Fiorentina, whO had Nikola Milenkovic sent off early in the second half for a foul on Scamacca.

Atalanta advanced on 4-2 aggregate after Fiorentina won the opening leg 1-0.

Juventus eliminated Lazio on Tuesday.

The final is scheduled for May 15 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Atalanta also face Marseille in the Europa League semifinals as coach Gian Piero Gasperini — who was suspended Wednesday — chases the first trophy of his career. Atalanta eliminated Liverpool in the quarterfinals.

Atalanta’s only top-level trophy was the Italian Cup in 1963.

The aggregate was level at 2-2 when Lookman was whistled for offside after finishing off a counterattack. The crowd at the Gewiss Stadium went wild when the referee pointed to the center circle to award the goal after a video review.

Then Pasalic sealed it for Atalanta.

Earlier, Scamacca scored with an acrobatic overhead goal.

Fiorentina face Club Brugge in the Europa Conference League semifinals.


Arsenal edge Palace on penalties to reach League Cup semifinals

Updated 24 December 2025
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Arsenal edge Palace on penalties to reach League Cup semifinals

  • The Premier League leaders now play Chelsea in the last four of the League Cup

LONDON: Arsenal edged past Crystal Palace on penalties on Tuesday to reach ​the semifinals of the League Cup when goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga saved a spot kick from Palace defender Maxence Lacroix.
His miss capped a miserable evening for Frenchman Lacroix, who scored an 80th- minute own goal before Palace captain Marc Guehi ‌levelled in ‌stoppage time to tie ‌the ⁠game ​at ‌1-1.
Arsenal won the shootout 8-7, with all the other penalties converted.
The Premier League leaders now play Chelsea in the last four of the League Cup.
Arsenal, who dominated possession, finally got the breakthrough when Lacroix turned ⁠the ball past his own goalkeeper Walter Benitez as ‌Palace failed to deal with ‍an Arsenal corner.
Benitez ‍had kept his team in the game ‍with a string of fine saves in the first half, twice denying Noni Madueke from close range and also keeping out a ​header from Gabriel Jesus.
Palace, the FA Cup holders, improved after a poor first ⁠half but rarely threatened until Guehi pounced on a knockdown from a free kick to take the game to penalties.
The match was delayed from last week because it clashed with a Palace game in the UEFA Conference League.
Arsenal host Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday. Palace, who are eighth in the Premier ‌League, are at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon.