Coppa Italia, Juventus ruthless: poker at Cagliari
Italy Cup, Juventus-Cagliari 4-0
Cagliari’s hopes of overturning the eve’s predictions and overcoming Juventus in the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia lasted little less than a game time: at the Allianz Stadium, the Bianconeri passed at the twilight of the first fraction, and then ramped up in the second half and finished with a 4-0 victory that left little room for interpretation.
Except for an opportunity in the opening bars for the guests, with Lapadula wasting in front of Di Gregorio, è Juventus played the game, althoughé until the last minutes of the first half they were unable to overcome the resistance of the opponent defense and the Rossoblù goalkeeper, Simone Scuffet. The match changes forò at 44': left-footed shot by Vlahovic, the ball kisses the post and enters the net: 1-0, will beà the result at the end of the first half.
In the second half, 8' pass and the doubling arrives: è spectacular free kick kicked by Teun Koopmeiners, which passes the opponent goalkeeper and gives another joy to the home fans. The match then went downhill and in the final two more goals arrived: at the 80'80' Francisco Conceiçao beat Scuffet just before leaving his place to Weah, at the 89'89; è Nico Gonzalez signed the poker, overcoming the Cagliari extreme defender with a delightful lob.
The first quarterfinal pairing is thus formed, with Juventus facing Empoli. Still waiting to know their opponent are Bologna (who will play against Atalanta or Cesena), Milan (for the Rossoneri, Roma or Sampdoria) and Lazio (who await the winner of the challenge between Inter and Udinese).