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In the second semi-final of the Italian Cup, the intrigue remains - on Thursday in Milan, the local club faced "Roma" and after wasting the lead gained at the beginning of the match, ended the game with a productive 2-2 draw.
2 - 2 4' [1 - 0] Ricardo Oliveira 23' [2 - 0] Fillipo Inzaghi 29' [2 - 1] Simone Perrotta 39' [2 - 2] David Pizarro
The match was watched by "Milan" with Brazilian Ronaldo ready to join soon, which seemed to inspire his fellow countryman Ricardo Oliveira, who, after only four minutes following a pass from Massimo Ambrosini, scored a precise shot to beat the opponent's goalkeeper Gianluca Curci and put the hosts of the "San Siro" stadium ahead.
In the "Roma" team, Christian Wilhelmsson had a chance, but during the first half, "Milan" dominated the field and in the 23rd minute Kaka found Marek Jankulovski on the edge and after this pass, Pippo Inzaghi in his typical style sent the ball into the net from close range - 2-0.
Shortly after, "Milan" almost scored a third goal, when goalkeeper G. Curci had a lot of trouble stopping Andrea Pirlo's penalty shot, but "Roma" woke up in the second half and although Francesco Totti did not reach the ball after Cristiano Panucci's pass, Simone Perrotta quickly narrowed the visitor's lead.
The goal further revived the capital team and in the 39th minute, after an uncertain play by goalkeeper Dida, the score became equal - David Pizarro shot from the penalty area approaches and despite the ball flying through the middle of the goal, "Milan" goalkeeper couldn't catch it, allowing the ball to end up in the net.
Trying to retaliate, the "Milan" players actively started the second half and G. Curci had to save his team from a dangerous shot by Kaka, while A. Pirlo's attempt with a penalty shot was a bit imprecise. "Roma" also responded with distant shots and one of F. Totti's attempts lacked accuracy, while the other was stopped by Dida.
As the snow started falling, it became increasingly difficult for the teams to create dangerous opportunities and "Milan" unsuccessfully tried to attack from a distance several times, while Dida repelled the attacks from the active C. Wilhelmsson. The match ended in a draw, so which team will reach the final will be determined after the return match in Rome next Wednesday.
