Gigi Del Neri made his debut on the Verona bench in their Coppa Italia encounter with Pavia, winning 1-0 deep into stoppages.
Hellas will now face Napoli in the Fifth Round later this month.
The Coach was only appointed yesterday after the dismissal of Andrea Mandorlini and went straight into his first game at the Stadio Bentegodi.
Debutant 17-year-old forward Lubomir Tupta forced an early save and Luca Toni’s overhead kick wasn’t powerful enough to beat the goalkeeper.
Gigi Del Neri made his debut on the Verona bench in their Coppa Italia encounter with Pavia, winning 1-0 deep into stoppages.
Hellas will now face Napoli in the Fifth Round later this month.
The Coach was only appointed yesterday after the dismissal of Andrea Mandorlini and went straight into his first game at the Stadio Bentegodi.
Debutant 17-year-old forward Lubomir Tupta forced an early save and Luca Toni’s overhead kick wasn’t powerful enough to beat the goalkeeper.
Hellas stepped up the pressure on the Lega Pro outfit and Toni’s header from point-blank range was kept out by a desperate save.
Just as extra time seemed inevitable, Claudio Winck pounced on a defensive error to secure the 1-0 victory.
Verona 1-0 Pavia
Scorers: Winck 91 (V)
Verona: Gollini; Pisano, Bianchetti, Helander, Badan (Souprayen 40); Ionita, Checchin (Winck 76), Hallfredsson; Jankovic (Viviani 52), Toni, Tupta
Pavia: Facchin, Ghiringhelli, Malomo, Pavan, Marino, Biasi, Marchi (Cesarini 55), Cristini Marco, Del Sante (Ferretti 70), Bellazzini, Marchi