Lazio starting XI (4-3-3): Provedel, Marusic, Gila, Romagnoli, Tavares, Dele-Bashiru, Cataldi, Taylor (subbed for Belahyane), Isaksen (subbed for Cancellieri), Maldini (subbed for Dia), Zaccagni (subbed for Noslin)

Bench: Motta, Furlanetto, Pellegrini, Patric, Pedro, Ratkov, Hysaj, Provstgaard, Przyborek, Lazzari

Goals: Dele-Bashiru 47’, Dia 87’

Atalanta starting XI (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi, Scalvini (subbed for Kossounou), Hien, Kolasinac (subbed for Ahanor), Zappacosta, De Roon (subbed for Musah), Pasalic, Bernasconi, Samardzic (subbed for Sulemana), Zalewski, Krstovic (subbed for Scamacca)

Bench: Rossi, Sportiello, Bakker, Bellanova, Djimsiti, Vavassori

Goals: Pasalic 51’, Musah 90’

Both sides had their fair share of the ball as the home side created five shots on goal to Atalanta’s eight.

The breakthrough came two minutes after the break when Fisayo Dele-Bashiru chipped Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi after being played through on goal by Daniel Maldini.

It took Atalanta just four minutes to score an equaliser as Mario Pasalic pounced on the rebound when Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel parried Lazar Samardzic’s shot directly into his path.

The Romans thought they had scored the winner in the 87th minute when Boulaye Dia picked Pasalic’s pocket in the box before finishing from close range, but Atalanta would have the last say.

In the 90th minute, American Yunus Musah’s half volley from inside the box ensured the scores were level heading into the second leg in Bergamo on April 23 (AEST).