AC Milan made things interesting at Juventus before ultimately falling in extra time. Juve will take on Napoli in the final after the partenopei defeated Siena at the San Paolo
Napoli Vs. Siena, 2012 Coppa Italia: Siena Hand Napoli A Trip To The Final
It was likely never a fair fight for Siena. After last week’s exit from Champions League football, Walter Mazzarri showed little hesitation in fielding a full-strength lineup, but the visitors were missing many of their first-choice players due to injury. But apparently Giuseppe Sannino never learned from the mistakes of others, and elected to field a 5-3-2 in hopes of stopping the free-flowing Napoli.
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After all of the effort it took to get to extras, however, Milan failed to turn up for seconds. They looked done out of the blocks, and it came as no surprise when Mirko Vucinic made it 2-2 (4-3) to Juve in the 95th minute. Ok, maybe it came as a bit of a surprise, considering that the Montenegrin forward managed to absolutely bury a shot from 30 yards with zero apparent effort. From then on, the match looked pretty safe. Milan were out of ideas, and Juventus weren’t overly troubled for the remainder of extra time.
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Thiago Silva (R) of AC Milan challenges Fabio Quagliarella of Juventus FC as he shoots toward goal during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Juventus FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) Getty ImagesTwo matches, two spots in the final on the line. Who wants to go to Rome?
The San Siro was supposed to be a haven for Milan, but Juventus went there in the first leg and grabbed a 2-1 win. Martin Caceres did most of the work in that match, scoring a brace to lead the Old Lady and opening eyes with his second goal, which was an absolutely stunning strike.
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