Roma is in the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup. At the Olympic stadium, the men of Ranieri they win the match against Sampdoria Simple with the final 4-1. A result bearing the double signature of Dovbyk and those of Baldanzi e Shomurodov: guests scored with Yepes. The Giallorossi thus join Milan on 5 February at San Siro (the Rossoneri qualified thanks to the success against Sassuolo). The victory against the Blucerchiati also follows the inconsolable defeat in the championship against Como. Ranieri’s agenda now includes the home match against Parma and followed by the away match against the team of Fonseca.
The story of the match
The home team started off strong and, after trying to break the deadlock with Baldanzi’s shot into the area, found the lead in the 9th minute thanks to Dovbyk who served as Saele makers surpasses Vismara subnet. The Ukrainian striker also responded 10 minutes later, scoring the second. The Giallorossi, however, did not slow down, and went ahead by 3 goals following the good individual action of the former Empoli midfielder, who was good at carving out space for the shot from the edge. At the half hour mark, the guests moved forward, but Ranieri’s team defended the result until the final whistle. In the second half, Semplici’s team returned to the game with Yepes’ winning attack. Roma’s reaction was not long in coming, hitting the crossbar first Souléand wastes the opportunity to reduce the poker with a failed one-on-one by Dovbyk against Vismara. Shomurodov then takes care of closing the score with a winning header on an assist from Tasende. In recovery, Literate attempted a final blitz in the area, but the ball goes out at the back. At the final whistle the Olimpico celebrates.
Italian Cup: the teams already qualified
The draw for the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup is therefore almost complete. In addition to Roma, those who qualified were Bologna (4-0 over Monza), Milan (6-1 over Sassuolo), Empoli (4-3, pen. over Fiorentina), Lazio (3-1 over Napoli), Juventus (4-0 over Cagliari) and Atalanta (6-1 over Cesena). The last scheduled match valid for the round of 16 is the one between Inter and Udinese, expected at 9pm on Thursday 19th at San Siro: the winner will face the Biancocelesti of Barons..
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