Genoa squeezed their way through to the Coppa Italia Fourth Round after beating Lega Pro side Lecce 3-2.

The hosts broke through straight after the restart with a Miguel Veloso free kick from the edge of the box.

However, Lecce fought back and struck twice on the counter in the space of three minutes with Lepore and Torromino.

Summer signing Lucas Ocampos came off the bench, immediately forcing a tough save from distance.

Genoa squeezed their way through to the Coppa Italia Fourth Round after beating Lega Pro side Lecce 3-2.

The hosts broke through straight after the restart with a Miguel Veloso free kick from the edge of the box.

However, Lecce fought back and struck twice on the counter in the space of three minutes with Lepore and Torromino.

Summer signing Lucas Ocampos came off the bench, immediately forcing a tough save from distance.

Goran Pandev equalised for Genoa by running on to a through ball to spring the offside trap, then with nine minutes to go Leonardo Pavoletti rose to nod in a Veloso corner.

The Grifone will face Perugia or Carpi in the next round.

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Genoa 3-2 Lecce

Veloso 48 (G), Lepore 60 (L), Torromino 63 (L), Pandev 72 (G), Pavoletti 81 (G)

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