Lazio beat AC Milan in their Coppa Italia Round of 16 encounter at the Stadio Olimpico, following Milan's win at San Siro in their league fixture. Lazio made a very important step forward in the Coppa Italia with a performance and result that could also change the course and events of their season. With...
Juventus will finish the season without a trophy for the first time in more than a decade as they got defeated by Inter in the Coppa Italia final after a match full of events that many would consider “controversial”. After finishing in a 2-2 draw, the winner had to be...
The Coppa Italia quarterfinals went more than well for Milan, who put four past Lazio to qualify to the next round, where they will meet their city rivals Inter, who they just defeated in a dramatic Serie A Derby della Madonnina. Olivier Giroud was among the heroes in the game,...
Juventus have had their most inconsistent season in recent years and it seems like Andrea Pirlo still couldn’t find the best strategy in order to use his players to their strengths and achieve a balance between the lines. This led to them strolling out of the Serie A top three...
The 2021 Coppa Italia final sees Atalanta take on Juventus, with both sides having contrasting seasons so far. The former has secured Champions League football for the third season running with a game to spare and currently sit second in the league. A win against AC Milan on the final...
The Coppa Italia 2019/20 Final was the clash between Napoli and Juventus. Although this was only the 17th game under Gennaro Gattuso, the Gli Azzuri claimed the first title of the season thanks to the strong performance in the penalty shootout. The 0-0 result of 90-minute of play might be...
The second leg of the first Coppa Italia semi-final saw Juventus host Milan at the Allianz Stadium on 12 June 2020. The game was setup beautifully after the first leg ended square at 1-1 at the San Siro. Milan, with that draw, broke a streak of 9 consecutive defeats against...
After a 122-day layoff, the return of Italian football was welcomed with an intriguing Coppa Italia semi-final 2nd leg fixture. Inter and Napoli would battle out a tightly fought contest in the San Paolo stadium for a place in the final against Juventus. Napoli entered the game with a one...
In the first fixture of the Coppa Italia semi-finals, Inter welcomed Napoli in a tough physical game after the huge win in the Derby della Madonnina against Milan three days before this match. The home team were set as the favourites, but have struggled to perform in big games this seasons,...
The quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia took us to the San Siro where a formidable Inter side took on Fiorentina. Nothing could split the two teams when they met back in December in the league, where the game ended in a 1-1 draw. On the night it was Antonio Conte's...
Despite their 11 consecutive Serie A match win streak, Lazio failed to defend their Coppa Italia after falling victim to an early Napoli opener. David Ospina was one of the heroes in his team’s 1-0 win by saving all of Lazio’s shots on target and leaving them with a sour...
Lazio are the winners of the Supercoppa Italiana 2019 after a well-executed tactical battle over Juventus. The team took advantage of their opportunities and exposed Juve's weak areas, whilst being balanced at the back. Bianconeri' midfield uncertainty showed up and it cost them a lot. This tactical analysis aims to...
Despite their performance throughout the Serie A season, Atalanta failed to bring the Coppa Italia home, after a 0-2 defeat by Lazio. I Biancocelesti managed to take advantage of a couple of their opportunities and scored twice in a short period of time making it impossible for Atalanta to bounce...
Ahead of his side's semi-final second leg against Fiorentina, which saw Atalanta go through to the Coppa Italia final 5-4 on aggregate, Gian Piero Gasperini said the following: “The characteristics of the team remain the same. In any case, we know what their strengths are. We’ll need to concentrate on our...
After the goalless first leg that took place in February, Milan welcomed Lazio for the second game of the Coppa Italia semi-finals. Since then, both teams have played with a lot of oscillations in their game and they are both in the running for fourth place in Serie A that...
Milan have enjoyed a great run of form since adding Lucas Paqueta and Krzysztof Piatek in the January transfer window. For example, Piatek has scored seven goals in his first six games. On Tuesday night Milan clashed with Lazio in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final. This tactical analysis...
Atalanta stunned the Coppa Italia holders Juventus with a comprehensive 3-0 victory at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia. Juventus had been looking to make it an unprecedented five back-to-back Coppa Italia wins but faced a tough test away to Atalanta. It could be argued that given the other sides in the competition...
Fiorentina welcomed Roma to the Stadio Artemio Franchi in the quarter-final stage of the Coppa Italia. Having won the competition six times, the Viola looked to put on a good performance against the side from the capital, who arrived on the back of a disappointing 3-3 draw against Atalanta after...
Gennaro Gattuso managed to outwit his experienced counterpart Carlo Ancelotti and helped Milan defeat Napoli 2-0 to reach the Coppa Italia semi-finals. A few days after their goalless draw in Serie A, both teams offered a much more eye-catching performance. Both teams started with pretty similar defensive strategies, which forced...
In the Supercoppa Italiana final, Juventus won their first trophy of the season with a victory over AC Milan. In a tight match, Juventus beat Milan due to their superior individual quality as well as various tactical nuances. Why Juve’s victory was a deserved one and how the offside trap played...
