BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Lazio’s 21-year-old goalkeeper Edoardo Motta saved four consecutive spot kicks on Wednesday as the Roma club defeated Atalanta in a penalty shootout to advance to the knockout stages. italian cup final.
After extra time, the score was 1-1. The first leg ended 2-2.
Motta, who joined Lazio in January, saved shots from Gianluca Scamacca, Davide Zappacosta, Mario Pašalić and Charles de Quetelaere as Lazio won the shootout 2-1 with goals from Gustav Isaksen and Kenneth Taylor.
Lazio will face Serie A leaders Inter Milan in the final on May 13th.
After a 0-0 first leg, Inter came back from two goals behind to win 3-2 against Como on Tuesday.
Alessio Romagnoli and Pašić exchanged goals towards the end of regulation. Motta hit the post with Scamacca’s header in stoppage time.
Giacomo Raspadori thought Atalanta had won in the first period of extra time, but his headed goal was ruled out for offside by VAR.
Ederson also had Atalanta’s goal ruled out for chalking an hour later after a lengthy VAR check determined he had fouled Lazio’s goalkeeper.
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