Juventus Advance to Italian Cup Final After Stalemate With Inter Milan

After a goalless draw with rivals Inter Milan on Tuesday, Andrea Pirlo’s men saw themselves into the Italian cup final with a 2-1 aggregate; where they hope to meet Napoli or Atalanta.

Andrea Pirlo’s side will face one of Napoli or Atalanta, who are locked at 0-0 ahead of Wednesday’s second leg in Bergamo, in May’s final in Rome after comfortably holding Inter in a disciplined display at the Allianz Stadium.

Inter barely troubled veteran Juve goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon despite the return of Romelu Lukaku and Achraf Hakimi, while Cristiano Ronaldo was twice denied by fine Samir Handanovic saves at the other end.
Juve is unbeaten since losing 2-0 to Inter in Serie A last month as novice coach Pirlo drags his team into contention in league and cup after an uncertain start coaching the Italian champions.
They have conceded just once since that defeat, in the first leg win at the San Siro last week, and look in ominous form as they return to the title chase at the weekend.

Juve sits seven points behind leaders AC Milan with a game in hand and a trip to troubled Napoli awaiting them on Saturday.
“It’s a completely different feeling as a coach, we’re really happy but we haven’t done anything yet,” said Pirlo to state broadcaster Rai.
“We were really good today, they basically didn’t have a shot on goal. Handanovic was the best player on the pitch,” added the 41-year-old, who won four league titles as a Juve player.

Antonio Conte, who led Pirlo to three of those Serie A crowns, will now have to concentrate entirely on overhauling Milan if he wants to win Inter their first trophy since 2011.
Second-placed Inter is two points behind their city rivals ahead of their league clash with in-form Lazio on Sunday, while Milan travels to lowly Spezia.