Another Argentine goal on Italian soil. This Wednesday, Lucas Martínez Quartadefender of Fiorentina, converted the partial tie 1-1 on the visit to Atalantain the second leg semi-final of the Copa Italia. But it was of little use to him, since The local team finally won 4-1 and thus went to the final of the tournament.
Martínez Quarta made it 1-1 for Fiorentina, but his team was beaten by Atalanta. EPA
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The team violates, with the Argentines Lucas Beltran y Nicolas Gonzalez in the attack, he reached the goal in the semi-final rematch via the head of Martínez Quarta. He had entered from the substitutes’ bench, in place of Andrea Belotti, and scored 1-1 at 68 minutes of play.
Thus, Fiorentina took the lead in the series over Atalanta, having beaten them 1-0 three weeks ago at the Artemio Franchi, in the first leg, with a goal from Rolando Mandragora.
In retaliation, Atalanta took the lead on the scoreboard, thanks to a goal by Dutchman Teun Koopmeiners in the eighth minute. The equality achieved through Martínez Quarta gave his team a ticket to the final, but the local team took advantage again with Gianluca Scamacca’s goal in the 75th.
Fiorentina’s problem was that Serbian defender Nikola Milenkovic had been sent off in the 53rd minute, so they fought almost the entire second half with one less player.
And in the last four minutes came madness for Atalanta and disappointment for Fiorentina, with goals from Nigerian Ademola Lookman and Croatian Mario Pasalic, for the final 4-1.
Juventus awaits in the final, who had won 2-0 in Turin in the first leg and then lost 2-1 in the rematch in Rome. The final of the Italian Cup will be played on May 15, in the Italian capital.
Atalanta and Fiorentina have just made noise in continental competitions. Atalanta struck the blow in the UEFA Europa League by eliminating the English Liverpool and reaching the semi-finals. Fiorentina, with a goal from González, defeated Viktoria Plzen 2-0 and went to the semifinals in the Conference League.