Juventus and Fiorentina are playing out a 1-1 draw in this evening's Coppa Italia semi-final first leg at the Juventus Stadium.

The hosts began on the front foot as Arturo Vidal launched into a series of forays towards the Viola's final third, but the Chilean wasn't able to find the target.

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Despite Juve's early dominance, Fiorentina countered through Joaquin, whose cross towards the far post was nodded just wide by Jasmin Kurtic.

In the 11th minute, the visitors took the lead in spectacular fashion, Mohamed Salah surging down the right flank before driving inside, holding off a challenge and smashing a shot high into the net.

The Old Lady appeared shell-shocked at first, but they managed to regroup and, midway through the first half, Simone Pepe's cross from the right fell to Fernando Llorente, who glanced a header off the base of the far post.

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Both sides continued to push forward in what proved to be an exciting, open-ended affair, but neither was able to edge into the lead come the half-time whistle.