🏆 Motta saves 4 pens: Lazio reach final! Atalanta KO after 1-1 😱

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·22 April 2026

🏆 Motta saves 4 pens: Lazio reach final! Atalanta KO after 1-1 😱

Lazio beat Atalanta on penalties and reach the Coppa Italia final on May 13 against Inter. The decisive factor was the monstrous performance of Motta, who saved 4 penalties in a row, conceding only Raspadori’s opening kick.

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The decisive spot-kicks from Isaksen and Taylor came after the 1-1 (and the 2-2 in the first leg) over 120 minutes, with goals from Romagnoli (84') and Pasalic (86').

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In the first half Atalanta dominated with 11 shots to 1: early on La Dea created several chances, especially through Zalewski, but technical errors increased as the minutes passed and the tempo dropped.

In the second half the match became even sleepier before suddenly springing to life: the referee disallowed a goal for Ederson after a review for a (dubious) foul by Krstovic on Motta, then Lazio appealed for a handball by Scalvini.

Noslin had a couple of chances and Lazio broke the deadlock in the 84th minute: Zaccagni corner and Romagnoli finish from the edge of the six-yard box for 1-0. Two minutes later Pasalic made it 1-1 from the edge of the area, with the shot taking a deflection off Taylor.

In the 95th minute Motta preserved the result with a miracle save on Scamacca. In extra time, a goal by Raspadori was ruled out for offside from a Zappacosta assist, and in the closing minutes Romagnoli missed a header from just a few yards out.

In the penalty shootout it was all decided by Edoardo Motta, who denied attempts from Scamacca, Zappacosta, Pasalic and De Ketalaere

🏆 HERO Motta: 4 PENALTY SAVES in a row! Lazio into the final

PENALTIES - Lazio are through to the Coppa Italia final thanks to Motta, who saved 4 penalties in a row from Scamacca, Zappacosta, Pasalic and De Ketalaere after only being beaten by Raspadori.

Goals from Isaksen and Taylor were enough, while Cataldi hit the post and Carnesecchi saved Tavares’ first penalty.

❌ Goal ruled out for Raspadori, Romagnoli error! It goes to penalties

118TH MINUTE - Lazio come close to the decisive goal: cross from Tavares and Romangoli misses the header from a few yards out.

96TH MINUTE - At the start of the first half of extra time, De Ketelaere puts in a perfect cross for Zappacosta, whose headed layoff finds Raspadori for the header to make it 2-1. VAR, however, disallows the goal for Zappacosta being offside.

🧤 MOTTA MIRACLE in the 95th minute! It goes to extra time

90+5TH MINUTE - Deep into stoppage time Motta keeps the score level: Scamacca (on only a few minutes earlier) heads toward goal, but the Lazio keeper produces a brilliant save, pushing a well-placed effort onto the post. A stop worth 0.64 xGOT.

💣 Romagnoli and Pasalic SCORE in 2 minutes: from 0-0 to 1-1

84TH AND 86TH MINUTES - Lazio take the lead through Romagnoli: corner from the left by Zaccagni, the cross drops into the six-yard box and Romagnoli beats Djimsiti to it with his left foot.

Just over a minute later Atalanta equalise: Krstovic flicks it on in the box for Pasalic, who shoots from the edge of the area, and the effort takes a deflection off Taylor before going in.

❌ Ankle problem for Gila, he had returned at the weekend

76TH MINUTE - After an excellent performance, Mario Gila goes down to the ground and comes off holding his ankle. The defender had returned in the last league match after missing two games with a knee problem.

😠 Scalvini handball, Lazio protests

74TH MINUTE - Scalvini miscontrols the ball and then knocks it with his arm inside the penalty area. Lazio ask for a penalty but VAR does not send the referee to the monitor.

😡 Ederson goal ruled out! Krstovic FURIOUS: dubious incident

62ND MINUTE - Confusion over a disallowed Atalanta goal: De Ketelaere crosses, Gila badly deflects the ball and it bounces onto his own arm, with Motta pouncing to collect it. The keeper, however, lets the ball slip away as Krstovic gets a touch just as Motta is about to gather it in his hands again. Ederson scores on the rebound.

The referee is sent to the monitor and disallows the goal: Gila’s touch is not punishable by a penalty and Motta is "considered in possession of the ball", so Krstovic’s touch is deemed a foul.

🤕 Bernasconi OUT, Palladino argues with Patric and 🟨

55TH MINUTE - Patric goes in hard with a sliding tackle on Bernasconi: the Lazio defender gets the ball first but the challenge is rough. The Atalanta winger is forced off.

There is a heated exchange on the touchline between Palladino and Patric: the Atalanta coach is booked.

💤 1st half: Lazio defending and 11 Atalanta shots

HALF-TIME - After a start in which Atalanta attacked and created several chances through Zalewski (3 shots) and Krstovic, the pace slowed toward the end of the half and only a Zappacosta shot livened things up.

Plenty of mistakes from both teams, with Lazio trying to break, but never really looking dangerous.

💪 Atalanta dominate the start: 10 shots to 1

32ND MINUTE - Atalanta dominate the opening stages with 10 shots while Lazio are still on zero. The main chance falls to Zalewski: a shot straight at Motta, who finds the ball landing on him after coming off his line. What worries Lazio most are the crosses from wide areas.

The Biancocelesti aim to contain La Dea’s attacks and then break: their only real shot is a Basic header that goes over.

📸 Atalanta’s tifo: "ABC"

Atalanta’s fans welcomed the teams onto the pitch with a simple tifo: "ABC", the initials of "Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio".

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