The big drama of “Olympico”, penalties sent Milan to the final against Juve

Milan’s team qualify for the Italian Cup final after shooting. Rossoneri eliminated Lazio in the Olympics semi-final match. In regular time and overtime, both teams failed to score, as was San Siro in the first match on January 31, and in the 14 penalties stronger nerves showed the “rosoners” who were also fortunate to be final winners. Gennaro Gatuzo’s boys will return to the same stadium on May 9, where they will try to dethrone Juventus, who is looking for a historic fourth success in the race after removing Atalanta after a new 1-0 victory.

Milan in the final after penalties against Lazio + 75
However, to get to the “bikonkers”, the “red-and-blacks” went through a big drama, as the opponents had the opportunity to win overtime, and the Nicolas Kalinic reservoir had the cleanest position in the 117th minute. The penalties that took place in front of the typos of the Kourva Nord hosts began with Ciro Immobile’s goal, followed by four consecutive rescues of the two goalies. Thomas Strachosha stopped Milan’s main contractor Ricardo Rodriguez, who was shooting badly, after which Gianluigi Donaruma spurned the shot of Sergei Milinkovic-Savic, Ricardo Mondolio was mesmerized by Strachosha, but Donorama left Milan again in the game, taking the penalty of Lukas Leyva let the eagles pull with two goals.

Milan in the final after penalties against Lazio + 75
Giacomo Bonaventura equalized and followed six more consecutive hits before Luis Felipe’s lasi reserve fired high, and Lazio’s big typhoon Alessio Romanioi, who played a very strong match, matched his favorite team and sent his team to a second finish in the last three seasons.

In 2016, Milan retreated from Juventus (0: 1) after extra time with the final goal for Alvaro Morata’s bikonkers.

Milan in the final after penalties against Lazio + 75
Lazio was in a tough 5-game series without a victory, but returned to the right track and took third place in the A Series. The composition of Simone Indzagi scored a total of 8 goals to Steaua and Sassuolo, while Ciro Immobile is a threat to any defense. The top scorer of the “eagles” had the support of Louis Alberto, who took the place of Felipe Anderson. In the middle of the pitch, Sergei Milinkovic-Savic was mostly relying on Martin Caceres as defender.

Milan in the final after penalties against Lazio + 75
Gennaro Gatuzo bet on the same 11 who beat 2-0 Roma at Olympiaco a few days ago. Despite the expectation that Nicola Kalinic will be at the top of the attack, the young star Patrick Kutron was the champion. Suzhou and Hakan Chalhanoolou were on both flanks, and Lucas Billya faced his former team.

The guests believed in the success after Milan had 12 consecutive games without defeat in all the tournaments and five consecutive wins in which they did not score goals.

Milan in the final after penalties against Lazio + 75
The opponents have already played their matches in the league, with Lazio winning 4-1 in Rome, and AC Milan is 2-1 on their own. The Rossoneri won only one of their last eight bingo tournaments in all tournaments, but two results out of three, while Lazio hoped to reach the Italian Cup final for the second consecutive year and a total of 10- and a path in its history. Before the break, Lazio was the more active team but missed good opportunities to make an advance.

Milan in the final after penalties against Lazio + 75
By the 5th minute, Gianluigi Donauruma had to slap Ciro Immobile’s head with his fingertips. After the corners of the corners, the young guard watched again and prevented Milinkovic-Savic from firing.

Chalhanoolo’s mistake allowed Adam Marusic to take his ball off, but then his centering was very inaccurate. Milinkovic-Savic once again tried to surprise Donaruma, but the ball went out.
Milan in the final after penalties against Lazio + 75
Milan’s first position came in the 18th minute when Thomas Strachosha struck a strong blow to Susa, and with the addition Kurtone struck the hull but was ambushed. A little later, Strakosha slapped Chalhanoolou’s foul in Caceres and the hosts barely scored an own goal.
Milan in the final after penalties against Lazio + 75
At the end of the first half, Lazio took the initiative again, and Donaruma showed a class after an Immobile hit, and shortly before, the eagle’s goalkeepers did not make a mistake on Jijo.

In the second half, the two teams showed why both Juventus and Napoli, who crash in the “A” series, are both the best in calf.

Davide Calabria had an excellent chance to score a second straight in the 55th minute, but Strachosha saved. The two teams gave everything in a very equal match, but the regular time ended 0: 0, although Lazio fired five times in Donatorama’s door and Milan four times. The hosts had an advantage before the break, and in the second part the “Rossoneri” were better. Simone Indzagi released Felipe Anderson and Luis Felipe and Kalinic replaced Kutron in the middle of the second half.

In the first continuation of Straka’s great reflex rescued Lazio after a Chalhagoglu foul, which ricocheted in Savic. In the ensuing corner, the Albanian goalkeeper came out badly, but Romanello’s two-meter-by-two made it harder to shoot out, instead of a network of Romans who wanted a foul against their guards.

Riccardo Montoigli and Fabio Borini appeared for the guests and Lucacou entered the “bianco balls”.
No one surrendered as the two teams did not risk, but at the same time did not stop looking for a defeated goal. That could have fallen in the 117th minute, but Kalinic made an incredible pass. After a lightning counter, three of Leonardo Boncuci brought the Croatian alone against the goalie, but instead of sending the leather ball into the net, he shot it over the top beam. At that moment, Gattuso, as well as the whole bench of the Milan Grand, did not believe their eyes.

That’s how it got to the penalty shootout where Immobile fired first, Donoruma caught the corner, but the ball passed under his arm. The defenders saved Rodriguez, Milinkovic-Savic, Montojo and Leiva, followed by Bonaventura, Parrolo, Borini, Anderson, Bonucci, and the first five performances ended with a 3: 3 result. Lulic gave an advance to the eagles, Chalhanoolou re-equalized, then Luis Felipe fired over the beam, and Romanemille sent the ball into the net, with Milan at the 14th final in the tournament, which did not win since 2003. Then on the pitch were the current coach Gatuzo and team manager Christian Abiti.

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Milan has five awards and eight second places, and for the fifth time he is in a dispute over the Italian Cup against Juventus. “Rosoneries” have only one triumph in the previous four finals – in 1975, losing in 1942, 1990 and 2016.

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This was the 13th consecutive positive result for Milan in all the tournaments – something that had not happened to the club since 2009. Then coach Gutuzo was still a footballer, and now his team has finished in the final without a goal from all 420 minutes in the race. The Rossoneri beat 3-0 in the semi-finals of Verona, with Inter Milan 1-0 in the quarterfinals and two Lazio semi-finals, which won after penalties.

Milan in the final after penalties against Lazio + 75
Milan’s footballers return to Milan tired and happy after five days in the Eternal City, where they beat Roma and qualified for the Cup final. The team has two days to prepare for the Inter derby, which will be fresher on Sunday night after the Rosoners also play Europa League.

Milan in the final after penalties against Lazio + 75
Simone Indzagi will have the tough task after two strong matches against Milan, but dropping out of the Cup to raise his team against Juventus over the weekend of the 27th round of the A Series.