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  Juventus – Lazio  

Here are the probable formations – lineups for the Coppa Italia Final Juventus vs Lazio on Wednesday 20 May 2015 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy at 20:45

• Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  2 suspended players for JUVENTUS: Marchisio, Morata.  No suspended players for LAZIO.

Juventus (4-3-1-2): Storari; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Pogba, Pirlo, Pereyra; Vidal; Llorente, Tevez.

Subs: Buffon, Rubinho, De Ceglie, Barzagli, Marrone, Ogbonna, Padoin, Asamoah, Sturaro, Pepe, Coman, Matri.

Coach: Massimiliano Allegri.

Lazio (4-2-3-1): Berisha; Basta, De Vrij, Mauricio, Radu; Parolo, Ledesma; Candreva, Mauri, Felipe Anderson; Klose.

Subs.: Marchetti, Strakosha, Novaretti, Gentiletti, Braafheid, Cavanda, Onazi, Lulic, Cataldi, Keita, Biglia, F. Djordjevic.

Coach.: Stefano Pioli.

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2014 – 2015 Coppa Italia Final

Juventus – Lazio
Wednesday 20 May 2015
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy

20:45

Referee: ORSATO
Assistants:  FAVERANI – STEFANI
Fourth Official:  TAGLIAVENTO
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: MAZZOLENI
Reserve: PETRELLA

By Anna Italia
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  Juventus – Lazio  

Juventus  have arrived in Rome on Tuesday 19 May ahead of the Coppa Italia Final match to be played on Wednesday 20 May 2015 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy at 20:45.

Juventus had the final training in Vinovo on Tuesday and departed after lunch.   A bus journey to Turin’s Caselle Airport, where the team caught a charter flight to the Italian capital, touching down at 17.15 CEST.

The team greeted by fans at their arrival.

Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri and defender Giorgio Chiellini  going to the Olimpico di Roma Stadium  media suite where they are to discuss the encounter at a press conference scheduled for 18.15.

The defender outlines the Bianconeri’s hunger to end their 20-year wait for Coppa Italia success: “It’s a special final because Juventus haven’t won this trophy for a long time. Lifting it tomorrow is really important to us”

Giorgio Chiellini says he is determined to end the Bianconeri’s 20-year wait for Coppa Italia glory by helping his team-mates to overcome Lazio in Wednesday evening’s final at the Stadio Olimpico.

The defender was involved the last time Juventus ventured down to the capital in search of a domestic double after winning the Scudetto, and says their defeat to Napoli in 2012 is something that will spur them on to go one better this time around.

Speaking to the media in Rome, the 30-year-old began: “It’s a special final because Juventus haven’t won this trophy for a long time. I’ve been here for 10 years and in all this time we’ve got to just one Coppa Italia final and the fact we lost it still rankles. Winning this one is really important to us and our thoughts are exclusively on tomorrow’s game.”

If the Bianconeri are to lift the trophy tomorrow night they will have to navigate their way past a Lazio outfit who are blessed with strength across the park.

A player Chiellini identified as one to watch out for is attacking midfielder Felipe Anderson, who is playing his best football for the Biancocelesti since completing a move from his native Brazil in 2013.

“Felipe Anderson’s got a good engine, pace, skill, passing ability and a decent shot on him. He’s put in consistent displays and his explosion on to the scene has enabled Lazio to make an important step up.”

With the Champions League final against Barcelona now just over two weeks away, questions on the mouthwatering European showdown were in plentiful supply during this evening’s press conference.

But Chiellini insists he and the rest of the squad will not be allowing themselves to get distracted, pointing at the team’s unquestionable desire to overcome every individual hurdle as proof of his point.

“Our strength has always been our ability to take things one game at a time. We’ll focus on tomorrow’s game and try to win, then we’ll shift our attentions to the match on 6 June, but there’s still a long way to go before you can talk about a possible treble.

“What’s important is maintaining our will to win and celebrate, because that’s been the driving force behind our success over these past few years. We’ve done well to not rest on our laurels, and that’s been our strength in recent seasons.”

The Biancocelesti supremo has his say on Wednesday evening’s clash in the capital: “Juventus are a team with a great deal of quality. We’ll try to deploy certain tactics to cause them problems”

Lazio boss Stefano Pioli says tomorrow’s Coppa Italia final – the “biggest game of his career” – will be a stern test for his outfit, but remains hopeful this week’s work on the training ground can stop the Bianconeri bandwagon from rolling on at the Stadio Olimpico.

Previewing the clash in the capital, he began: “Juventus are a team with a great deal of quality. You can’t afford them time in which to play, they’re a threat all over the park. They’re an incredibly strong side but we’ll try to deploy certain tactics to cause them problems.”

Opposite number Massimiliano Allegri hailed Pioli’s impact on the Biancocelesti during his press conference, and the former Bologna boss, who has steered his side back into the reckoning for a Champions League place during his first term in charge, was quick to repay the favour, particularly when asked about Juventus’ European exploits this season.

“Allegri has had the strength and intelligence to deploy his ideas at exactly the right time. Now they’re in the Champions League final and are fully deserved of their place. Hats off to them.”

The boss previews tomorrow’s cup final in Rome: “We want to win. Lifting the trophy would give us extra enthusiasm with which to prepare for our game against Barcelona”

Massimiliano Allegri says his men will be going all out to get their hands on the Coppa Italia by overcoming Lazio tomorrow night, putting any thoughts of their upcoming Champions League final with Barcelona firmly to the backs of their minds.

The last hurdle of this season’s Coppa Italia will see the Bianconeri bid to make it a perfect 10 triumphs in Italy’s domestic cup competition and continue a winning feeling that Allegri feels would stand them in good stead for final number two in Berlin.

Speaking to the media in the capital, the 47-year-old began: “We have two finals to play and both have the same importance. The Coppa Italia is first up and represents our second target of the season. We’ll look to bring the cup home.

“It will be difficult, but we want to win. It would be an extraordinary result and achieving it would give us extra enthusiasm with which to prepare for our game against Barcelona.”

The Tuscan tactician acknowledges his men will not be given an easy ride against a Lazio outfit who have enjoyed an outstanding 2015, saying he will require the contributions of fresh legs to maximise his team’s chances of clinching their second silverware of the season.

“Tomorrow will be difficult because it’s a one-off game with a trophy up for grabs. It will be an even affair and it could possibly go into extra-time. That’s why it will be important to have players in good shape, including those who will be on the bench.”

Juventus are expected to go with a full strength starting XI tomorrow and, after revealing Andrea Pirlo’s inclusion in his line-up, Allegri went on to explain why it is important his team maintain their momentum right up until the last game of the season.

“Pirlo will start. Before Barcelona we’ll have tomorrow’s game with Lazio and then two more Serie A clashes against Napoli and Verona. We can’t rest up until 6 June, instead we need to work and train in order to reach the final in peak condition.”