Atalanta recovered from going a goal down to beat Fiorentina 2-1 at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d Italia, progressing through to the Coppa Italia final 5-4 on aggregate.
Gian Piero Gasperini s side twice squandered a lead in their 3-3 first-leg draw in February but they showed fighting spirit of their own on Thursday to reach the final for just a fourth time, with Lazio awaiting next month.
Luis Muriel opened the scoring early on for Fiorentina, but they were unable to build on their advantage and saw their winless run stretch to 11 matches across all competitions.
Alejandro Gomez won a penalty for his side, which Josip Ilicic converted, and the former sealed the victory 21 minutes from time thanks in large part to a howler from goalkeeper Alban Lafont.
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Andrea Ranocchia is keen for Inter to continue making strides under Roberto Mancini when they take on a surging Lazio side on Sunday.
Inter ended a five-match winless streak in Serie A on Monday with a 2-0 win at Chievo, with captain Ranocchia netting the second after Mateo Kovacic had opened the scoring.
That triumph marked Mancini s first in the league since returning for a second stint in charge at Inter last month and Ranocchia has urged his team-mates to build on that performance when they welcome Lazio to San Siro.
It was important to win at Bentegodi [Chievo s stadium], he told Corriere dello Sport. Now we must not stop against Lazio because continuity is critical.
Mancini is right when he says that it takes a couple of months to learn …