Atalanta defeated Juventus 3-0 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Cup thanks to goals from Gianluca Scamacca, Kamaldeen Sulemana and Mario Pasalic.
Raffaele Palladino’s strikers join Serie A leaders Inter Milan in the last four, while the other two places will be decided next week between Napoli and Como, and Bologna and Lazio source 1.
Scamacca’s penalty just before the half-hour mark put the host team ahead in an entertaining quarter-final that was decided late.
Francisco Conceicao was denied by the woodwork in the first half and Federico Gatti and Weston McKennie both had chances for the Old Lady before Sulemana could double Atalanta’s lead.
The Ghanian came on for Scamacca after 70 minutes and was on hand to tap in a cross at the back post to put the game out of Juve’s reach with 13 minutes remaining.
Palladino’s substitutions then worked wonders again as midfielder Pasalic took third place with a sharp finish, a minute after replacing Charles De Ketelaere source 1.
«They were better than us in the decisive moments of the match. See also: source 1. When you talk about a 3-0 defeat, you can’t say much,» Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti told Sport Mediaset.
“At those moments we made the wrong choices, they made the right ones.”
On Tuesday, Inter defeated Torino 2-1 as French duo Ange-Yoan Bonny and Andy Diouf were both on target for Cristian Chivu’s side.
Reigning Serie A champions Napoli will host Cesc Fabregas’ Como next Tuesday, before cup holders Bologna welcome Lazio the following day.
Published on February 6, 2026
