A dream that's 90 minutes away, a Coppa that could enter the club's history. For Atalanta, who is hoping to achieve the goal for the second time in the team's history, or for Lazio, already a six-time champion of the tournament. With just a few hours remaining until the match's first whistle, Atalanta and Lazio are preparing to challenge each other at the Olimpico. Gasperini and Inzaghi have melted away the final doubts around their formations and all is ready to give way to one of the most anticipated matches of the season.
For Lazio, the tactics from yesterday morning gave some indication, even though Inzaghi mixed up some of his cards. Strakosha will be in goal, with a defense of Luiz Felipe, Acerbi and Bastos. Radu, at this moment, is unlikely to start. In the midfield, Romulo is the favorite over Marusic on the right, with Lulic starting opposite of him. Parolo, Leiva and Luis Alberto will round out the midfield. Correa and Immobile will lead the attack, with Caicedo ready to enter as a substitute in the second half. Inzaghi seems focused on starting this group to win their seventh Coppa Italia title.
For Atalanta, all the nerazzurri players will be available except Varnier and Toloi. Illcic, who has been preserved somewhat in the past few league matches, will start with the homework to surprise the Lazio defense. The team will play in a 3-4-1-2, with Gollini at keeper and a defense of Djimisti, Palomino and Mancini. Freuler, De Room, Gosens and Hateboer will start in midfield. Papu Gomez and Illcic will play behind Zapata in attack. Below are the expected line-ups:
ATALANTA (3-4-1-2) Gollini; Mancini, Palomino, Djimsiti; Hateboer, De Roon, Freuler, Gosens; Ilicic, Gomez; Zapata
LAZIO (3-5-1-1) Strakosha, Luiz Felipe, Acerbi, Bastos; Romulo, Parolo, Leiva, Luis Alberto, Lulic, Correa, Immobile
