Despite the advantage in the first leg, Juventus faces a difficult confrontation against Lazio in the second leg of the Italian Cup semi-final
League Plus – Lazio will host Juventus at the Olimpico Stadium, today, Tuesday, in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Italian Cup for the 2023-2024 season.
You can watch the match live on Stc TV via StarzPlay.
The first leg between the two teams was held on Tuesday, April 2, and the Old Lady’s team decided that confrontation with two unanswered goals, scored by Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic.
Juventus is seeking to win the match in order to win the title this season, after the team’s performance in the league championship declined, taking advantage of the result of the first leg.
While the Lazio team wants to take advantage of the ground and the crowd in order to surprise the Juventus team and qualify for the final match.
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The Lazio team will play the match after its 1-0 victory over the Genoa team last Friday in the Italian League, as the result left it in sixth place in the table, three points behind Roma, which is in fifth place, but with two more matches than the rest of the teams.
On the other hand, Juventus tied in its last two matches in the Italian League and currently occupies third place in the standings, five points behind Milan in second place and 19 points behind leaders Inter Milan, while it is nine points ahead of Roma in fifth place, and is on its way to securing a comeback. To the Champions League.
Juventus wants to win the Italian Cup for the fifteenth time in their history, as they have achieved 14 titles, making them the most successful team in the history of the tournament.
Juventus achieved its last title in the 2020-21 season, after defeating Atalanta in the final, while it was runner-up in the 2021-22 season, when it lost (4-2) to Inter Milan in the final.
The winner of that confrontation will face in the final the victorious team from the other semi-final, which brings together Atalanta and Fiorentina.
Juventus expected lineup for the match:
Goalkeeper: Szczesny.
Defense: Federico Gatti – Premier – Danilo.
Midfield: Filip Kosic – Weston McKenny – Manuel Locatelli – Adrien Rabiot – Andrea Cambiasso.
Offensive line: Dusan Vlahovic – Federico Chiesa.
Lazio’s expected lineup for the match:
Goalkeeper: Christos Mandas
Defensive line: Mario Gila Fuentes – Alessio Romagnoli – Nicolo Casali.
Midfield: Felipe Anderson – Matias Vecino – Matteo Gondouzi – Adam Marcelutich.
Offensive line: Luis Alberto – Mattia Zacani – Ciro Immobile.
