Rome, March 4 (NA) – Lazio and Atalanta drew 2-2 in the match they played this Wednesday at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, valid for the first leg of the Italian Cup semifinal. According to the Argentine News Agency, the home team's goals were scored by midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and forward Boulaye Dia, while the visitors equalized twice, with goals from midfielders Mario Pasalic and Yunus Musah. With the draw, the return match will be played on Wednesday, April 22, to determine the finalist who will face the winner of the series between Inter and Como. The first chance of the game came from the visitors, in the 11th minute, with a free kick from the left by full-back Davide Zappacosta that reached the far post for the header of Mario Pasalic, which went wide. In the 40th minute, Zappacosta generated danger again, by volleying a cross from the left by midfielder Lorenzo Bernasconi, with a shot that hit the crossbar. Lazio took the lead in the first minute of the second half, with a good combination between Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and midfielder Daniel Maldini, who enabled the first to get behind the opposing defense, who then faced goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi and chipped the ball over his exit. Four minutes later, midfielder Lazar Samardzic controlled from the right side of the area, turned to his left foot and took a shot from the edge of the area, which was deflected by goalkeeper Ivan Provedel but the rebound was pushed into the goal by Pasalic, with a first-time finish. In the 13th minute, a shot from the edge of the area by midfielder Kenneth Taylor went low and over the right post of Carnesecchi, who stopped it greatly. In the 41st minute of the second half, a cross from the left by full-back Nuno Tavares was controlled with his chest inside his own area by Pasalic, who was surprised by the appearance of Boulaye Dia, who stole the ball and defined it to the goal before Carnesecchi could reach. But the final draw came three minutes later, with a solo play by winger Kamaldeen Sulemana on the left, whose back-center allowed Musah's powerful shot, which went between the legs of Provedel, who was covered.
