Roma beat Juventus 2-0 to reach Italian Cup semis

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Juventus 2-0. Mirko Vucinic scored midway through the second half and Rodrigo Taddei volleyed a second in injury time yesterday. AC Milan will meet Palermo in the other semifinal. "We played well tonight even though playing Juventus is never easy," Taddei said. "I`ve scored goals like that in training, but I`ve never had the chance in a match. I have to thank Daniele De Rossi for such a great pass." In the first half neither side managed to find any rhythm in a match littered with fouls, though Alessandro Del Piero went close for Juventus and Vucinic for Roma. Roma came out strongly in the second half and Simone Perrotta and Fabio Simplicio both squandered chances to open the scoring. Vucinic scored in the 65th minute, cutting in from the left and whipping a curling shot past Juventus goalkeeper Marco Storari into the far corner. Three minutes later, Storari kept Juventus in the game when he stopped Philippe Mexes` header. With the match almost over, Taddei spectacularly volleyed De Rossi`s free kick home to wrap up the victory. Bureau Report