Juventus progressed to its sixth Italian Cup remaining in seven years after a 0-0 draw towards Inter Milan on Tuesday to win 2-1 on mixture.
Atalanta hosts Napoli on Wednesday within the different semifinal after having drawn 0-0 within the first leg. The remaining is on May 19.
Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo has confronted criticism within the first season in his managerial profession however his staff gained the Italian Super Cup final 12 months and continues to be firmly within the hunt for what can be a record-extending tenth successive Serie A title.
“I hoped to get to this stage of my debut campaign and be in the last 16 of the Champions League, have won the Super Cup and reached the final of the Italian Cup, but we haven’t done anything yet so we have to keep working away and stay focused,” Pirlo mentioned.
“We played well today because Inter hardly had any shots on goal. We had the best chances and (Inter goalkeeper Samir) Handanovic was the best player on the pitch.”
It is the second successive season Inter has been eradicated within the semifinal of the Italian Cup. It can also be out of European competitors, having completed backside of its Champions League group.
“We undoubtedly needed to make the most of the many chances we created over the course of 180 minutes,” Inter coach Antonio Conte mentioned. “I feel that we noticed two groups that fought it out till the very finish, however we’ve sadly paid the value for gifting them objectives within the first leg.
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“We tried to turn things around tonight but weren’t able to. We need to learn from our mistakes and bounce back.”
Juventus had gained the primary leg 2-1 final week, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring each objectives for the Bianconeri.
Ronaldo additionally netted on Saturday in a 2-0 victory over Roma within the league, a day after celebrating his thirty sixth birthday.
He was stored quiet in Turin, though the Juventus ahead did go shut on three events on the finish of the primary half.
Conte has solely had one success over his former membership, with the Nerazzurri having overwhelmed Juventus within the league final month.
