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The Old Lady will face Napoli in the Coppa Italia final

The Old Lady will face Napoli in the Coppa Italia final

By defeating the team of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Old Lady has moved to the Coppa Italia final. Now, today, the 2nd finalist has been decided as well. By defeating the other team of Milan named Inter Milan, Napoli has stepped their foot into the Coppa Italia final. Now, the Old Lady will face Napoli in the Coppa Italia final.

At the home venue of Napoli Stadio San Paolo, earlier today, the 2nd semi-final of the Coppa Italia has been executed successfully. The match of the 2nd leg ended with a 1 -1 goal draw. But in the first leg at the San Siro, Napoli managed a 1 - 0 goal victory. So, considering the 2 - 1 goal aggregation, Napoli has moved to the final of the tournament.

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In the 2nd minute of the game, through the goal of Eriksen, the team of Antonio Conte went ahead. Then, the Inter fans hoped to see them in the final against the Old Lady. The Denmark midfielder took an amazing corner that escaped everyone and at the ending moment of the game, it touched the goalkeeper Ospina and went to the net. 

In the 41st minute of the game, through an amazing counter-attack, the local team midfielder Mertens found the net. As a result, the local team Napoli returned to the game. Insigne went to the box aggressively and passed the ball. The Belgium star got the ball in a blank place and escaped the goalkeeper.

By scoring the goal, Belgium forward has made the record of scoring the highest number of goals wearing the shirt of Napoli. Earlier, the Slovakian attacking midfielder Marek Hamsik grabbed the record. In the next 17th June, the final of the Coppa Italia will take place in Rome. There, the record 13th time champion of the tournament Juventus will face Napoli.

After almost three months, the Italian football tournaments are returning to the ground. Though the Italian top-flight Serie A has not resumed their season yet but the 2nd most prestigious competition Coppa Italia has started. From the next 20th June, the Italian Serie A will return to the ground reportedly. But before that, the final of the Coppa Italia will be executed.

In Serie A, 26 rounds have been finished successfully. But the team Inter Milan is already 9 points behind the top-ranked team Juventus. And Napoli is 15 points behind of the Inter. They are holding the 6th position so far.

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