Whilst Juventus are preparing to take on Atalanta in the Coppa Italia final on Wednesday night, the club’s official Twitter account took us back in time to a historic triumph in 2015.
The Old Lady had surprisingly failed to win the tournament since 1995, but a twenty-years of wait was ended by an unlikely hero.
Alessandro Matri’s second stint in Turin had been a short and mostly unmemorable one – perhaps completely forgettable if it wasn’t for his extra-time winner against Lazio in the final.
The Italian’s strike was hardly a pretty one, but and yet, it ended up being one for the history books, as it proved to be the difference between the two sides in a closely-contested battle at the Stadio Olimpico.
Un 𝗴𝗼𝗹 pesante, un 𝗴𝗼𝗹 che è valso la 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗺𝗮 #CoppaItalia! 🏆⚪⚫
L'istante, 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗼, di @Ale_Matri! ⚽#TurningTime #TIMVISIONCUP #ForzaJuve pic.twitter.com/fqVgxuSMCl
— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) May 17, 2021