Lazio twice took the lead within the Coppa Italia semi-final, solely to be clawed again by Atalanta in a 2-2 thriller, as qualification goes right down to the second leg in Bergamo.
These sides met within the 2019 Coppa Italia Remaining, with the Aquile profitable 2-0, whereas La Dea returned the favour . It was the final probability for Maurizio Sarri to salvage the season, however whereas Pedro and Mario Gila returned, he was Toma Primary, Nicolò Rovella and Samuel Gigot. Atalanta had been within the race for the highest 4, the one Italian crew left within the Champions League, and in search of a fourth Coppa Italia Remaining in eight seasons. Ederson, Charles De Ketelaere and Giacomo Raspadori remained on the remedy desk.
Commercial
It was a weird ambiance, as solely 5,000 followers had been contained in the stadium, with in protest at President Claudio Lotito. Atalanta followers had been additionally restricted to simply over 100 by restrictions.
ROME, ITALY – MARCH 04: An in depth view of empty seats as SS Lazio followers are at the moment boycotting their matches in protest previous to the Coppa Italia match between SS Lazio and Atalanta BC at Olimpico Stadium on March 04, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
Atalanta had the ball within the internet after eight minutes with a sensational Davide Zappacosta management on an extended Giorgio Scalvini ball, then his cross was nodded into the far backside nook by Nikola Krstovic from 14 yards. Nonetheless, Zappacosta was narrowly offside and the purpose was disallowed by VAR.
Commercial
Mario Pasalic’s header was simply huge from a Lazar Samardzic free kick, however Zappacosta got here so shut when his acrobatic volley into the bottom on a Lorenzo Bernasconi cross bounced off the crossbar with Ivan Provedel overwhelmed.
As a substitute, Lazio took the lead inside 60 seconds of the restart. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru sprinted by the center, finishing an impressed give and go along with Daniel Maldini and dinking the end over on-rushing Marco Carnesecchi. It was his first purpose of the season and among the finest of his total profession.
ROME, ITALY – MARCH 04: Fisayo Dele-Bashiru of Lazio celebrates scoring his crew’s first purpose in the course of the Coppa Italia match between SS Lazio and Atalanta BC at Olimpico Stadium on March 04, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
Commercial
It didn’t final lengthy, as Provedel solely parried a ferocious Samardzic strike into the trail of Pasalic to show within the rebound on the again publish and draw Atalanta degree.
Maldini squirmed away for a harmful pull-back from the by-line, then Carnesecchi palmed a Kenneth Taylor strike around the upright after nice work from Gustav Isaksen to trip two tackles.
Giorgio Scalvini limped off with a knee drawback, however Pasalic went from hero to villain by gifting Lazio a purpose. He tried to chest down the Nuno Tavares cross inside the realm, the management was not what he had meant and it allowed Boulaye Dia to pounce on the free ball, handing over from seven yards.
ROME, ITALY – MARCH 04: Nuno Tavares of SS Lazio in motion in the course of the Coppa Italia match between SS Lazio and Atalanta BC at Olimpico Stadium on March 04, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Photos)
Commercial
Nonetheless, as soon as once more the lead didn’t final lengthy, as a result of moments later Kamaldeen Sulemana managed to drag again from the left regardless of Adam Marusic marking, discovering Yunus Musah to fireside in first-time from 14 yards.
Lazio 2-2 Atalanta
Dele-Bashiru 47 (L), Pasalic 51 (A), Dia 87 (L), Musah 90 (A)