Lazio see off Juventus

Lazio reached the Italian Cup final when they beat Juventus 2-1 in Turin for a 4-2 aggregate win in the semis on Wednesday. Argentine forward Mauro Zarate curled a splendid right-foot shot into the corner in the 38th minute and Serb full back...

Lazio reached the Italian Cup final when they beat Juventus 2-1 in Turin for a 4-2 aggregate win in the semis on Wednesday.

Argentine forward Mauro Zarate curled a splendid right-foot shot into the corner in the 38th minute and Serb full back Aleksandar Kolarov doubled the lead with a deflected strike in the 52nd.

Captain Alessandro Del Piero came off the bench to pull one back on 64 minutes for Juve, who had substitute Mauro Camoranesi sent off in the closing stages when he protested after being booked.

The exit came in a difficult week for Juventus with the storm caused by the racist chants their fans directed at Inter Milan's Mario Balotelli last weekend.

It left them with little hope of winning a trophy this season as they are 10 points behind leaders Inter Milan in joint second in Serie A and speculation about coach Claudio Ranieri's future is likely to increase.

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