Coppa Italia: Lazio claim title on penalties
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Lazio beat Sampdoria 6-5 in a penalty shoot-out to win their fifth Coppa Italia title and first since 2004.
Both teams finished regulation time 1-1 and extra time unchanged at Stadio Olimpico.
Lazio were off to a flying start when Mauro Zárate got past two Sampdoria defenders before blasting a right-footed shot past Luca Castellazzi.
Sampdoria equalised on 31 minutes as Marius Stankevičius headed Antonio Cassano's cross back into the box and Giampaolo Pazzini beat David Rozehnal to head past Fernando Muslera.
Cassano nearly created a winner for Pazzini in the second period of extra time, but Lorenzo De Silvestri poked the ball to safety as Pazzini was about to tap the ball into an unguarded net.
In the shootout, Muslera saved two penalties from Cassano and Hugo Campagnaro, whilst Lazio's Tommaso Rocchi hit the post.
Frenchman Ousmane Dabo nailed the deciding penalty for Lazio to win 6-5.
Lazio v Sampdoria goal & highlights
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Both teams finished regulation time 1-1 and extra time unchanged at Stadio Olimpico.
Lazio were off to a flying start when Mauro Zárate got past two Sampdoria defenders before blasting a right-footed shot past Luca Castellazzi.
Sampdoria equalised on 31 minutes as Marius Stankevičius headed Antonio Cassano's cross back into the box and Giampaolo Pazzini beat David Rozehnal to head past Fernando Muslera.
Cassano nearly created a winner for Pazzini in the second period of extra time, but Lorenzo De Silvestri poked the ball to safety as Pazzini was about to tap the ball into an unguarded net.
In the shootout, Muslera saved two penalties from Cassano and Hugo Campagnaro, whilst Lazio's Tommaso Rocchi hit the post.
Frenchman Ousmane Dabo nailed the deciding penalty for Lazio to win 6-5.
Lazio v Sampdoria goal & highlights
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