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Cuadrado and Juventus qualify for the Italian Cup final

In the return of Italian football, Juventus qualified for the final of the Italian Cup after eliminating Milan. The Black and Whites tied without goals in Turin and, thanks to 1-1 in the first leg, managed to advance the round and are now closer to a new title. Juan Guillermo Cuadrado started the game on the substitute bench and entered the 85th minute.

The first minutes of the meeting were very intense. The locals went in search of the result and with a very participative Paulo Dybala they approached the Rossoneri goal and tried to open the scoring. At minute 15 ‘, the central judge, after reviewing the play in the VAR, decreed a penalty in favor of those in Turin by a hand of Andrea Conti.

Cristiano Ronaldo asked for the ball and charged with strength and collation, but his shot crashed into the right post from the arch guarded by Gianluigi Donnarumma, who had managed to guess the direction of the shot. The ball remained in play and when the Milan defense rejected the ball, the visitors were left with 10 players. Danilo won the rebound in three quarters of the court, but was kicked in the chest by Before Rebić, who was immediately expelled.

With the passing of the minutes, Juventus lost the intensity, while Milan settled and made the man not missHowever, it never created danger in the arch guarded by Gianluigi Buffon. Blaise Matuidi and CR7 had the other two clear options of the game, but the rival goalkeeper always responded.

The second half started evenly. First Hakan Çalhanoğlu warned for Milan with a header that went very close to the goal and minutes later, Juve tried a cross from the left that Leonardo Bonucci connected, but the ball went wide. Both Maurizio Sarri and Stefano Pioli made changes by starting the plugin. Khedira, Rabiot and Benardeschi joined the Turin team.

With the passage of minutes, the physicist began to take its toll on both teams. Juventus, who managed the result, kept coming closer but was not clear in the last quarter of the court. Cristiano Ronaldo looked impatient and made bad decisions. Milan for its part, bet on the plays of quiet ball to do damage.

The clearest move of the second half came at minute 79. Paulo Dybala received the ball on the edge of the area and took a strong shot that saved Gianluigi Donnarumma, sending the ball to the corner kick. Cuadrado, who entered the 85th minute, also had a choice in added time, but his shot went high.

Now Juventus will wait in the final for the winner of the key between Napoli and Inter Milan, to be held this Saturday, June 13 at 2:00 p.m. (Colombian time) at the San Paolo stadium. David Ospina’s team has the advantage after winning 1-0 in the first leg.

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Square and a new ending

Although the Colombian player added a few minutes in the second leg of the semifinals, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado will play his fifth final of the Italian Cup, matching the record of Iván Ramiro Córdoba, who did it with Inter Milan. Of the four Cup finals he has played, the Colombian has achieved three (2016, 2017 and 2018).

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