Stefano Pioli hailed his Lazio players as they reached the Coppa Italia final.

Senad Lulic struck the only goal of the semifinal against Napoli to fire Lazio into the final.

"I think the whole team deserves praise for a great battling performance in this difficult arena. I said this side deserved the Final after a long path to get here and we're very satisfied," said Pioli.

"Now we must focus on Serie A again, as we want to continue our good run there too."