COPPA ITALIA
Manuel Locatelli’s late winner sent Sassuolo through to the Last 16 of the Coppa Italia, where they’ll face Napoli.
Novara grabbed a last-gasp 3-2 win over Pisa in the Coppa Italia, to set up a Last 16 trip to the Stadio Olimpico to face Lazio.
Marco Giampaolo praised his Sampdoria squad and gave England Under-21 international Ronaldo Vieira advice after a Coppa Italia win over SPAL.
Sampdoria fought back from a goal down to beat SPAL 2-1 and set up a Coppa Italia encounter with Milan in the Round of 16.
Riccardo Orsolini was inspirational in Bologna’s 3-0 victory over Crotone, setting up a Coppa Italia Round of 16 tie with Juventus.
Benevento have beaten Cittadella 1-0 in the Coppa Italia Fourth Round and will face Inter in the Round of 16 next month.
Bologna Coach Filippo Inzaghi insists “I don’t think this is a key week”, and urges fans to back the team.
Claudio Lotito feels Lazio are not getting the credit they deserve, pointing out his club have won trophies ‘despite spending a third of what Juventus have’.
Today marks the 121st anniversary of the founding of Serie A’s most successful club, Juventus.
The dates of the Coppa Italia two-legged semi-final have been changed, with the Final now on May 15 rather than April 25.
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