COPPA ITALIA
Cagliari coach Rolando Maran intends to ride the wave of “enthusiasm” to capture fourth place, even if Sassuolo “have enormous potential.”
Sinisa Mihajlovic will be back on the Bologna bench to face his old club Milan tomorrow, as his staff assure they “can win this.”
Caretaker manager Luca Gotti was pleased to finally see Udinese "play as a team" this week and hopes they can take that approach against Napoli.
The Coppa Itallia Round of 16 draw was made today, as Napoli, Lazio, Inter, Fiorentina, Milan, Torino, Parma and Juventus are the hosts.
Karol Linetty says he was “honoured” to captain Sampdoria during their cup tie with Cagliari - his first 90 minutes since September.
Claudio Ranieri admitted he was “expecting worse” after losing 2-1 to Cagliari in Coppa Italia on Thursday. Now, they focus on Serie A.
Rolando Maran believes Cagliari “showed our true identity once more” during their 2-1 win against Sampdoria in the Coppa Italia last night.
Cagliari beat Sampdoria for the second time in three days, albeit only 2-1, to set up a Coppa Italia Round of 16 clash with Inter.
Roberto D’Aversa felt Parma “deserved the victory for all the chances we created” in a stoppage-time 2-1 Coppa Italia win over Frosinone.
Parma will face Roma in the Coppa Italia Round of 16, as they needed a stoppage-time Hernani penalty to finish off Frosinone 2-1.
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