With a semifinal line-up comporting Italy’s giants Inter Milan and Juventus up against Sampdoria and Lazio respectively, the expectation of most of Italian football lovers was to see a final showdown between big rivals Inter and Juve. But both Lazio and Sampdoria broke the odds meaning that Wednesday’s Coppa Italia will see Lazio and Sampdoria clash against each other at the Stadio Olimpico in the final.

Sampdoria’s road to the final

Sampdoria managed to surmount the effects of thrills, drama and disappointment by seeing off Empoli, then Udinese in a dramatic way, while the match against Inter Milan was one to celebrate as the Blucerchiati found their way through to the final of the Coppa Italia.

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