Coppa Italia: Koopmeiners Pupus Asa AC Milan, Atalanta Vs Fiorentina In Semifinals

Atalanta eliminated AC Milan in Coppa Italia through two goals from Teun Koopmeiners. (X/@Atalanta_BC)

JAKARTA - Atalanta successfully beat AC Milan 2-1 in the Coppa Italia quarter-final match at the San Siro Stadium, Thursday, January 11 in the morning WIB. Winger Teun Koopmeiners scored a brace that crushed Milan and brought Atalanta into the semifinals against Fiorentina.

The full victory of Atalanta's drama while eliminating Milan in a duel among the Italian Serie A team. How not, Atalanta lost coach Gian Piero Gasperini who got a second yellow card and was followed by a red card in the 38th minute.

Because of this, Gasperini had an argument with the referee who then kicked her out. Practically the Atalanta team was not accompanied by the coach until the end of the match.

However, Atalanta continued to fight against Milan who played at home. They played openly and tried to suppress the opponent's defense. But Milan actually took the lead first.

Winger Rafael Leao put the Rossoneri 1-0 up in the 45th minute. Getting a mature assist from Theo Hernandez, the Portugal international fired the first time that goalkeeper Marco Carnesexcchi failed to save.

But Atalanta quickly responded to the goal. When entering first-half injury time, La Dea was able to equalize to 1-1. Goals occurred due to the mistakes of Milan's defender.

The reason is that no one escorted Koopmeiners. As a result, the free-standing Dutch player had no trouble welcoming the assist from Emil Holm.

He fired into the corner without being reached by goalkeeper Mike Maignan. The draw closed the first 45 minutes.

Entering the second half, Milan appeared more aggressive. However, Atalanta's solid defense made it difficult for the Rossoneri to add goals.

In contrast, Atalanta increased the lead after Koopmeiners scored a brace from the penalty spot in the 59th minute.

Penalti diberikan menyusul pelanggaran midfielder Alex Jimenez terhadap Aleksei Miranchuk. Atas pelanggaran itu, wasit menunjuk titik putih dan Koopmeiners menuntaskan sanksi penalti.

In a position behind, Milan tried to suppress Atalanta's defense. It's just that their attacks always run aground.

Stefano Pioli's troops attacked all over to equalize the score. Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah recorded two chances. However, Carnesecchi showed brilliant performance by thwarting their efforts.

When the match entered injury time, Milan hoped to get a penalty because Miranchuk was considered a handball. However, after being checked through VAR, the referee stated that there were no violations.

Referee Marco Di Bello's decision received strong protests from reserve goalkeeper Antonio Mirante. As a result, Mirante langsug was carded red by Di Bello.

The final score remains 2-1 for La Dea. In the semifinals held with the home and away system, Atalanta faced Fiorentina. In the previous match, Fiorentina eliminated Bologna on penalties.

Fiorentina first hosted Atalanta, April 3, 2024. Furthermore, in the second semifinal, Atalanta served La Viola at Gewiss Stadium, April 24, 2024.