Coppa Italia: Cittadella, Parma, Verona and Cagliari in the round of 16

Coppa Italia: Cittadella, Parma, Verona and Cagliari in the round of 16

Two away victories in today’s first two Coppa Italia matches valid for passage to the round of 16: Cittadella beat Empoli 2-1 in a comeback; Parma overwhelmed Bari 3-0.

At the Castellani the hosts took the lead in the 8th minute through Caputo, reversing the situation Amatucci in the 61st minute and Magrassi in the 80th minute. At the San Nicola ducali in goal after 8 minutes with Benedyczak, doubled by Bonny in the 34th minute, finally Man scored in the 76th minute.

At the Bentegodi in Verona, on the other hand, Hellas settled Ascoli 3-1. The Gialloblù unblocked the result already after two minutes with Mboula, Forte equalized on a penalty kick in the 39th minute, but Dawifdowicz in the third minute of recovery put the Scaligeri ahead again, then in the second half in the 47th minute Djuric sealed on a penalty kick what would be the final result.

Finally, at the Unipol Domus, Cagliari in a pyrotechnic finale folded Palermo in extra time 2-1. After a missed penalty by Pavoletti in the 23rd minute, Ranieri’s Rossoblù found the goal that seemed decisive in the 100th minute with Dossena. In the second minute of extra time Soleri’s sensational equalizer, but two minutes later came, even more sensational, Di Pardo’s goal that made the hosts rejoice.