Coppa Italian Cup: Juventus Edge Inter For A Place In The Final


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  Coppa Italian Cup: Juve Edge Inter For A Place In The Final By Oluwayemi Omolagba Juventus beat Inter Milan 2-1 on aggregate to reach the Coppa Italia final following a 0-0 draw in the second leg of the semi-final, BSNsports.com.ng reports. Leading from the first leg in Milan, Juventus survived a couple of scares before making it to the final for the second successive season. Former Manchester United forward, Romelu Lukaku and Achraf Hakimi missed presentable chances for the visitors. Cristiano Ronaldo was denied by two superb saves from Samir Handanovic. Inter took the lead in the first leg through Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez but Portugal forward Ronaldo scored twice in a nine-minute spell. Juventus will face the winners of the second semi-final between Atalanta and Napoli - who meet on Wednesday with the tie 0-0 after the first leg - in the final on 19 May. Napoli beat Juventus 4-2 in a penalty shootout in last season's Coppa Italia final.
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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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