Soccer-Atalanta thrash Fiorentina to set up Coppa Italia final against Juventus

Atalanta will face record 14-times winners Juventus in the final on May 15 in Rome after they qualified with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Lazio despite a 2-1 defeat in the second leg of their semi-final on Tuesday. Atalanta were quick to level the tie when midfielder Teun Koopmeiners scored in the eighth minute before Fiorentina defender Lucas Martinez Quarta netted with a header following a free kick after the break.

Two stoppage-time goals helped Atalanta beat ten-man Fiorentina 4-1 in the second leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final on Wednesday to send them into the final with a 4-2 aggregate victory. Atalanta will face record 14-times winners Juventus in the final on May 15 in Rome after they qualified with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Lazio despite a 2-1 defeat in the second leg of their semi-final on Tuesday.

Atalanta were quick to level the tie when midfielder Teun Koopmeiners scored in the eighth minute before Fiorentina defender Lucas Martinez Quarta netted with a header following a free kick after the break. Atalanta's Gianluca Scamacca then levelled the tie again in the 75th minute with a stunning scissor kick and Ademola Lookman made it 3-1 on the night in stoppage-time before Mario Pasalic put the tie to bed just before the final whistle.