The Coppa Italia final pits two teams with opposing dynamics against each other today at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Atalanta is on course to complete the best season in its history, while Juventus, in a long transition process, has a chance to avoid what would be a third straight year without a title. A victory that may not serve Massimiliano Allegri to continue on the bench.
Coppa, Europa League and Champions
In just one week, Atalanta, whose coach has reinvented himself every season Gian Piero Gasperini, could win twice as many titles in its centennial history. So far they have won only one Coppa in 1963 (3-0 against Torino). Now, 61 years later, he has the chance to achieve it for the second time and next Wednesday, in his first continental final, he will challenge unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin. Xabi Alonso with the Europa League at stake.
Atalanta have also launched in Serie A with spirited offensive football and, after four consecutive wins (the last on Sunday 2-1 against Roma, a direct rival), have put themselves in fifth place in the next Champions League where ‘calcium. ‘ has the right.
Atalanta reached their sixth Coppa final in a sweet moment that would have made them favorites if not for the fact that their rivals were Juventus.
The group of Allegri They have dropped to fourth place in the league after five consecutive draws, although they secured the Champions League on Sunday despite a 1-1 home draw against bottom and relegated side Salernitana .
Juve is a victim of its irregularity but its experience is in its favour. It will face the 22nd Coppa final and is the club that has won the most times (14), the last decisive against Atalanta in 2021 by 2-1, with a goal from Federico Chiesa. This season in Serie A, they drew both games (0-0 and 2-2).
Two major casualties due to suspension
Gasperini has loss of Sead Kolasinac in defense and above all, their leading man and scorer Gianluca Scamacca, by sanction. Allegri cannot count on the suspended player Manuel Locatelli in the engine room.
Possible lineups
Olympic Olympic (9:00 pm)
Atlanta: Carnesecchi; De Roon, Hien, Djimsiti; Zappacosta, Koopmeiners, Ederson, Ruggeri; Pasalic; De Ketelaere, Lookman
coaches: Gian Piero Gasperini
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Juventus: Perine; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Cambiaso, McKennie, Caviglia, Rabiot, Iling-Junior; Chiesa, Vlahovic
coach: Massimiliano Allegri
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Referee: Fabio Maresca
Source: La Verdad
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