Torino made short work of Cesena, winning 4-1 after a dominant display and earning their qualification to face Juventus.
The Granata walked into the game as clear favourites, on the back of a surprisingly solid championship campaign, and eager to earn access to the last-sixteen against their city rivals.
True to the premise, Alessandro Gazzi gave the Granata the advantage a mere three minutes from kick-off, tapping in a corner play after two consecutive blocks, which Emiliano Moretti doubled ten minutes after that in a similar situation.
Torino made short work of Cesena, winning 4-1 after a dominant display and earning their qualification to face Juventus.
The Granata walked into the game as clear favourites, on the back of a surprisingly solid championship campaign, and eager to earn access to the last-sixteen against their city rivals.
True to the premise, Alessandro Gazzi gave the Granata the advantage a mere three minutes from kick-off, tapping in a corner play after two consecutive blocks, which Emiliano Moretti doubled ten minutes after that in a similar situation.
Cesena attempted a reaction in the first half but could not shorten the gap.
At the 51' Maxi Lopez sealed the qualification after Josef Martinez opened play for him with a pass, centering his position and beating Federico Agliardi.
Cesena did show some signs of fighting back as Emmanuel Cascione scored on an assist by Antonino Ragusa, but Marco Benassi finished it with a shot from far that closed the result at 4-1.
GOALS: Gazzi (3'), Moretti (13'), Maxi Lopez (51), Cascione (67'), Benassi (84').
TORINO (3-5-2): Ichazo; Bovo, Jansson, Moretti; Zappacosta, Benassi, Gazzi, Baselli, Molinaro; Martinez, Maxi Lopez Coach.: Ventura.
CESENA (4-3-3): Agliardi, De Col, Lucchini, Magnusson, Renzetti, Valzania, Cascione, Tabanelli, Molina, Rosseti, Moncini. Coach.: Drago.