Coppa Italia: Genoa and Torino complete the round of 16 lineup.

The Coppa Italia round of 32 concluded with victories for Genoa and Empoli. Genoa prevailed 3-1 over Empoli thanks to goals from Frendrup, Marcandalli, and Ekhator. Torino, however, narrowly won, with Casadei's decisive goal giving them a 1-0 win. Atalanta vs. Genoa and Roma vs. Torino will be the matches in the round of 16.

Genoa - Empoli 3-1

Empoli started better and took the lead in the 12th minute with Tasty from a free kick, with the wall opening and Leali unable to intervene. Genoa's response was immediate as after just three minutes Colombo served frendrup who made no mistake in front of Perisan and brought the score back to parity. The first half was full of drama. In the 18th minute, Leali redeemed himself by blocking Moruzzi's shot, shortly after Stanciu missed the target from a set piece, and in the 28th minute, Carboni came close to scoring with a long-range shot that went just wide. Empoli responded with Guardino coming close to scoring from a corner, but in the 40th minute, Genoa threatened again when Gronbaek forced Perisan into a tough save.

In the second half, Vieira brought on Venturino for Messias, and the young Rossoblu immediately tried to make his mark, but his shot didn't hit the target. After five minutes, Genoa completed their comeback when Venturino put a precise ball into the box, Colombo headed it over and Marcandalli scores to make it 2-1. Empoli tries to react but the home team manages the situation well and closes the game in the 83rd minute thanks to Ekhator who collects Thorsby's assist and puts it into the net. It ends 3-1Genoa secured their place in the next round and is preparing to face Atalanta in the Coppa Italia round of 16.

Turin-Pisa 1-0

The match opened with a high tempo. After just twenty seconds, Casadei attempted a volley off a pass, but the ball went wide. Pisa's response was immediate: Angori raced down the flank and found Meister, who was beaten to the spot by the defense at the last second. In the fourth minute, Njie tried from a tight angle, but his shot hit the side netting. However, the move was thwarted by an offside flag. The Granata picked up the pace and almost took the lead in the eighth minute: Casadei rose to meet a Pedersen cross, but his header went wide. A minute later, following a corner kick by Ngonge, the same player scored. Casadei He heads again, this time finding the target. Piccinini's marking error proves fatal, Scuffet remains immobile, and Torino takes a 1-0 lead. In the 15th minute, Pedersen breaks through from his lane again and shoots, but Piccinini deflects it for a corner. Shortly after, the same winger tries again, with the same outcome. In the 26th minute, Tameze tries a long-range strike, but his shot is blocked. In the 37th minute, Casadei creates his own right-footed effort from distance, but Scuffet flies to tip it into the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Cuadrado takes a long-range free kick, which Lorran heads over.

In the second half, Torino looked to double their lead with Ismajli following a corner, but VAR ruled it out for handball after a lengthy review. In the 52nd minute, Cuadrado was brought down on the edge of the box; the referee let it continue, and the move ended with Vural deflecting the ball into the corner. Pisa protested, but the referee stood firm. Five minutes later, Albiol headed a Cuadrado free kick into the net, but the linesman's flag stopped the game for foul play. In the 63rd minute, Cuadrado protested excessively for a foul, and Pezzuto sent him off, leaving Pisa with ten men. The Granata increased the pressure to close out the match. In the 70th minute, Pedersen forced a prodigious save from Scuffet, while in the 74th minute, Vlasic's long-range shot was deflected into a corner by Bonfanti. The last chance, however, fell to Pisa in the 95th minute: Tramoni found the space for a shot that could have brought the equaliser, but Paleari performed a miracle and saved the result. 1-0Torino's opponent in the round of 16 will be Rome.