Milan beat Roma, reach semifinals
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Nesta scored Milan's first goal of the night
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ROME, Italy (Reuters) -- AC Milan will meet Lazio in the semifinals of the Italian Cup after beating Roma 2-1 for a 4-2 aggregate win.
Second half goals by defender Alessandro Nesta and Danish striker Jon Dahl Tomasson gave the Cup holders victory at Rome's Olympic Stadium.
It was the third time in 16 days that Milan had beaten the Serie A leaders.
"We're in a good moment," said Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti.
"We've won two games in Rome. This is a very good sign."
Roma coach Fabio Capello said the loss had "nothing to do" with the league race.
Capello's team were marginally the better side in the first half and midfielder Daniele De Rossi had a shot cleared off the line, while at the other end Brazilian winger Serginho narrowly failed to connect with a cross that flashed dangerously across the goal.
Four minutes after the break, however, Nesta put the visitors ahead, nodding Serginho's cross past reserve keeper Andrea Zotti.
Tomasson added a second in the 57th minute, spinning round defender Christian Panucci on the edge of the area before firing into the net.
Defender Mancini pulled a goal back nine minutes from time, but Roma never looked capable of hauling themselves back into contention.
In the other semifinal, reigning Serie A champions Juventus take on Inter Milan.
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