Ronaldo misses penalty as Juve squeeze into final with Milan draw

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final Second Leg - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - June 12, 2020 Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo in action with AC Milan's Lucas Paqueta, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty as Juventus were held to a 0-0 draw by 10-man AC Milan on Friday but the Turin side still squeezed into the Coppa Italia final as the season restarted following a three-month stoppage for the novel coronavirus.

Juve qualified for Wednesday's final on away goals following their 1-1 draw in the first leg of the semi-final, played on Feb. 13, and face Napoli or Inter Milan who meet on Saturday.

The two key moments happened within six seconds of each other early in the match played behind closed doors at the Allianz Stadium.

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final Second Leg - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - June 12, 2020 AC Milan's Ante Rebic in action with Juventus' Miralem Pjanic, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Juventus were awarded a penalty in the 16th minute after the VAR officials spotted the ball hitting Andrea Conti's elbow but Ronaldo, whose late penalty in the first leg turned out to be decisive, slammed his effort against the foot of the post.

It was the second penalty missed by the 35-year-old in two seasons at the club.

Milan cleared the ball upfield but, as they did so, forward Ante Rebic aimed a wild kick at Danilo and was sent off, forcing the visitors to play for more than 70 minutes with 10 men.

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final Second Leg - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - June 12, 2020 Juventus' Paulo Dybala in action, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Milan, missing veteran forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a calf injury, held out well but rarely threatened to snatch the goal that would have taken them into the final.

They caused Juve only one real fright when Hakan Calhanoglu was close with a diving header early in the second half.

"The emotions are strange," said Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci. "After 90 days, we were playing again in an empty stadium and it was strange at the start."

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final Second Leg - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - June 12, 2020 Juventus' Paulo Dybala shoots at goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri did not give a post-match interview while his counterpart Stefano Poli was left to reflect on the goal they conceded at home and Rebic's red card.

"We committed the naive act of ending up with a man less. Then afterwards we had a great game and then we had chances to go ahead," he said.

"The results are clear, two draws. The difference was subtle. I don't think we played worse than our opponents in the two games."

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final Second Leg - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - June 12, 2020 Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo misses from the penalty spot, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

(Writing by Brian Homewood; Editing by Ken Ferris and Pritha Sarkar)

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final Second Leg - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - June 12, 2020 Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo reacts, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final Second Leg - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - June 12, 2020 Juventus' Paulo Dybala in action with AC Milan's Franck Kessie and Alessio Romagnoli, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final Second Leg - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - June 12, 2020 AC Milan's Franck Kessie in action with Juventus' Rodrigo Bentancur, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final Second Leg - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - June 12, 2020 AC Milan's Simon Kjaer in action with Juventus' Federico Bernardeschi, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final Second Leg - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - June 12, 2020 AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli after the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final Second Leg - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - June 12, 2020 Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo and AC Milan's Rafael Leao after the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final Second Leg - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - June 12, 2020 Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri reacts, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final Second Leg - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - June 12, 2020 Juventus President Andrea Agnelli and Vice Chairman Pavel Nedved applaud after a minutes silence for the victims of the coronavirus disease, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final Second Leg - Juventus v AC Milan - Turin, Italy - June 12, 2020 A fan watches the match in a bar in Milan, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo