Juventus beats Lazio in Coppa Italia, will face Inter in semis

TURIN, Italy (AP) — The Italian Cup is giving Juventus a respite from its Serie A troubles.

Bremer’s first-half objective was sufficient to place Juventus into the semifinals of the competitors with a 1-0 win over Lazio on Thursday, establishing a gathering with Inter Milan in a rematch of final 12 months’s ultimate.

Juventus broke the impasse on the stroke of halftime when Bremer took benefit of poor goalkeeping from Luís Maximiano to go in a cross from Filip Kostić.

Juventus got here into the match on the again of a 2-0 loss at house to Monza within the league. That was preceded by a draw towards Atalanta and a hefty 5-1 loss at Napoli.

Its poor run of outcomes and a 15-point penalty for false accounting has left it simply 10 factors above the Serie A relegation zone.

Juventus has gained the Italian Cup a report 14 instances, nonetheless, and likewise beat Lazio 3-0 within the league in November.

The different semifinal pits Fiorentina towards Cremonese, which surprisingly eradicated Roma on Wednesday. The two-legged semifinals happen in April.