It was Atalanta, a provincial club outside Milan that is threatening to throw Serie A’s usual hierarchy out of whack. After eliminating Juventus 3-0 in the quarterfinals, Atalanta swept aside Fiorentina to reach the Italian Cup final against Lazio this month. Atalanta visits Lazio on Sunday in a preview of the Cup final and travels to play Juventus in the penultimate round. The Cup final on May 15 will also be at the Stadio Olimpico, Lazio’s home ground. A month later, Zapata’s brace helped Atalanta to a 3-0 Cup win over Juventus — ending Juve’s four-year stranglehold on the trophy.

Source: National Post May 02, 2019 10:07 UTC