Coppa Italia: Atalanta beat Genoa 4-0, Napoli beat Cagliari on penalties.

Atalanta and Napoli advance to the Coppa Italia quarterfinals. Palladino's team scores four goals against Genoa in a match that was never in doubt. Antonio Conte's Napoli, however, is forced to a penalty shootout against Cagliari after a 1-1 draw after ninety minutes. The penalty shootout continues, but Napoli prevails at the tenth attempt.

Atalanta-Genoa 4-0 

Atalanta almost took the lead in the 18th minute when Pasalic headed against the crossbar from the center of the area. A minute later, Zalewski perfectly fed Djimsiti, who headed home to make it 1-0. In the 36th minute, Fini fouled Bellanova, who was running towards goal, and the referee showed a straight red card for a last-man foul, leaving the Ligurians with ten men.

With an extra man, Goddess imposed their own pace and sealed the victory in the second half. In the 54th minute De Roon He coordinated perfectly and unleashed a powerful, precise right-foot volley that made it 2-0. Genoa tried to resist, but the Nerazzurri continued to push, and in the 82nd minute they even scored the third goal: Pasalic He perfectly timed the ball towards the far post and slotted it home after Scamacca's imprecise shot. In injury time, the former player also scored his first professional goal. Ahanor which seals the definitive 4-0.

Napoli-Cagliari 1-1 (10-9 on penalties)

The match was unlocked in the 28th minute when Vergara sent in a nice cross Lucca who headed the ball into the net to give the Azzurri the lead. The first half was a monologue from Antonio Conte's team, with Cagliari holed up in their own half.

The second half also followed the same script until the 67th minute. McTominay inadvertently triggered Esposito who, one-on-one with Milinkovic, made no mistake. The Scotsman tried to make amends in the 87th minute with a volley, but Caprile produced a miracle and sent the match to penalties. The shootout continued incessantly after misses by Felici and Neres, but Luvumbo's error on the seventeenth shot proved fatal. Napoli thus advanced to the quarterfinals, where they will face the winner of Fiorentina-Como.