Roma reaches Italian Cup final

By foxsports
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AS Roma lined up an Italian Cup final against Inter Milan despite a 1-0 loss to Udinese on Wednesday.

Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez scored in the 81st minute and the game had a frenetic finish after Roma defender Marco Cassetti picked up his second yellow card in the 84th, reducing Roma to 10 men for the final minutes.

Still, the Serie A leader qualified on 2-1 aggregate after winning the opening leg 2-0 with goals from Mirko Vucinic and Philippe Mexes.

Roma will face Inter in the May 5 final in Rome.

Roma is also battling Inter for the Serie A title, holding a one-point lead with four matches remaining.