Where the match is played:
Stadium: Olympic
City: Rome
Capacity: 72698 spectators8.31pm
Good evening and welcome to the live broadcast of Lazio-Juventus, semi-final second leg of the 2023/24 Italian Cup.8.31pm
At the Olimpico in Rome, Lazio and Juventus are looking respectively for the eleventh and twenty-second Italian Cup final in their history. We start from the 2-0 in favor of the Bianconeri gained in the first leg with goals from Chiesa and Vlahovic. Bianconeri with one foot in the final but Lazio demonstrated in the recent championship match that they can hurt Allegri’s men. Kick-off at 9pm for a match with an unpredictable outcome.8.47pm
Orsato di Schio directs the match with Carbone and Perrotti assistants. The fourth official is Marcenaro while in the VAR room there are Di Paolo and Irrati.8.35pm
OFFICIAL LAZIO LINEUP: 3-4-2-1 for Tudor’s men. Mandas – Romagnoli, Casale, Gila – Hysaj, Guendouzi, Cataldi, Marusic – Felipe Anderson, Luis Alberto – Castellanos. Available: Sepe, Gonzalez, Pellegrini, Patric, Vecino, Pedro, Renzetti, Rovella.8.48pm
OFFICIAL JUVENTUS LINEUP: 3-5-2 for the Bianconeri. Perin – Danilo, Bremer, Alex Sandro – Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic – Chiesa, Vlahovic. Available: Szczesny, Pinsoglio, Milik, Yildiz, Iling, Miretti, Weah, Rugani, Alcaraz, Djalò, Nicolussi Caviglia.8.40pm
Biancocelesti still without Immobile, therefore room up front for Castellanos supported by Felipe Anderson and Luis Alberto. In the four-man midfield designed by the former Juventus player Tudor, Hysaj and Marusic find space on the wings with Guendouzi and Cataldi in the middle. Vecino and Rovella, now recovered, are ready to take over during the match. Provedel is still absent between the posts, another chance for Mandas who will be covered by the Romagnoli-Casale-Gila trio.8.42pm
Allegri makes four changes compared to the last-gasp equalizer in Cagliari. Perin replaces Szczesny between the posts while Alex Sandro replaces the suspended Gatti in the defensive trio with Bremer and Danilo. Kostic finds himself a starter on the left with Cambiaso moving to the right and Weah sliding to the bench. Locatelli and Rabiot still starting while McKennie replaces Alcaraz. In attack there is still room for Vlahovic-Chiesa with Milik and Yildiz on the bench.8.44pm
Teams on the pitch at the Olimpico, very close to the starting whistle!8.59pm
It begins!9.03pm
1′Juve manages ball possession by trying to keep the pace low, thanks to the result of the first leg.9.04pm
3′The ball passes almost immediately between the feet of the Biancocelesti players, Juve all gathered to defend their own goal.9.05pm
4′The tactical key to the match was immediately very clear with Allegri’s men all under the line of the ball and Tudor’s moving the ball around in search of the right opening.9.06pm
4′
Luis Alberto tries to break through to the left, Cambiaso puts in his physical effort and earns a goal kick.9.07pm
6′Juventus maneuver that leads Kostic to cross from the left, Romagnoli anticipates everyone in the area and clears the ball from the Biancocelesti’s 16 metres.9.09pm
8′JUVENTUS OPPORTUNITY! Bianconeri one step away from the lead! Chiesa tries a shot from distance, the ball hits Cambiaso who takes it to the right but squeezes too close to the near post, almost touching Mandas’ goal. Thrill for the Lazio fans.9.11pm
9′Juventus again in attack with Kostic earning a throw-in near the opponent’s area. Good start for the Bianconeri who seem determined to try to close the qualification issue immediately, a goal in these first moments of the match would in fact cut off Lazio’s legs.9.12pm
11′Lazio had very slow ball possession, Juventus closed all the spaces without difficulty.9.13pm
12′
Corner kick for Lazio, taken short by Luis Alberto to get the Juventus defense moving, Felipe Anderson tries to overcome Cambiaso to enter the area from the left but is blocked for a corner.9.14pm
12′GOAL! LAZIO-Juventus 1-0! Castellanos network. Luis Alberto from the flag and a perfect cut from Castellanos who overtakes Alex Sandro, putting the ball into the seven to the left of Perin. The qualification discussion reopens!
Look at the player profile Valentín Castellanos9.16pm
Juve tries to react, Chiesa touches in the area for Rabiot who is closed perfectly by Romagnoli.9.17pm
15′Fundamental ball recovery by Rabiot on Castellanos, spaces had opened up for the Biancoceleste counterattack but the French midfielder stopped everything in its tracks by entering the ball cleanly.9.18pm
17′Offside by Vlahovic, Lazio recovers the ball and tries to build with Mandas’ long throw to Castellanos, sent to the left wing by the visiting defense. However, Lazio remains in possession of the ball, driven by the great support of their supporters.9.20pm
19′
Brilliant low ball from Luis Alberto to Marusic in the area, but the Montenegrin player slipped badly and gave the ball to the guests.9.21pm
21′Chiesa has space centrally, carries the ball in the midfield and tries to post it for McKennie. Mandas, however, is attentive and anticipates the American player coming out low.9.24pm
23′JUVENTUS OPPORTUNITY! Fantastic action by Juventus, all one touch before the ball put in the small area by Chiesa, Vlahovic gets there but Mandas instinctively rejects!9.26pm
