The Tuscan derby in the round of 16 of the Italian Cup rewards Empoli who eliminate Fiorentina on penalties at the Franchi and now await the winner of Juventus-Cagliari. Ekong unlocks the lead at the start, after a quarter of an hour Kean hits the crossbar, then makes amends and equalises, Sottil completes the comeback with a shot deflected by Gosens, but Esposito makes it 2-2 and sends the match to penalties where the goals are decisive errors by Ranieri (save) and Kean (high): D’Aversa’s team celebrates. This evening Lazio-Napoli closes the program of the first week of the round of 16. Here is the complete program:
ROUND OF 16
Bologna-Monza 4-0
32′ Pobega, 35′ Orsolini, 63′ Dominguez, 76′ Castro
Milan-Sassuolo 6-1
12′ and 21′ Chukwueze (M), 17′ Reijnders (M), 23′ Leao (M), 56′ Calabria (M), 59′ Mulattieri (S), 62′ Abraham (M)
Fiorentina-Empoli 2-2 (5-6 dcr)
4′ Ekong (E), 14′ st Kean (F), 26′ st Sottil (F), 32′ st Esposito (E).
Thursday 5 December
9.00pm – Lazio-Naples
Tuesday 17 December
9.00pm – Juventus-Cagliari
Wednesday 18 December
6.30pm – Atalanta-Cesena
9.00pm – Roma-Sampdoria
Thursday 19 December
9.00pm – Inter-Udinese
QUARTER-FINALS
Juventus-Cagliari VS Empoli
Bologna VS Atalanta-Cesena
Milan VS Roma-Sampdoria
Lazio-Napoli VS Inter-Udinese
THE DATES OF THE QUARTERS, SEMI-FINALS AND FINAL
– The quarter-finals will be played from 4 to 6 February and from 25 to 27 February.
– The semi-finals, with home and away matches, will be played between 1st and 3rd April (first leg) and between 22nd and 24th April (return).
– The final is scheduled for May 14th at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.