Overview
- Napoli advanced over Cagliari after a 1-1 draw was settled 9-8 on penalties, with Zito Luvumbo missing for Cagliari and Alessandro Buongiorno converting the decisive kick.
- Goalkeeper Sergej Milinkovic-Savic both saved in the shootout and scored his spot-kick, capping a decisive display after Lorenzo Lucca’s opener and Sebastiano Esposito’s equalizer in regulation.
- Antonio Conte called the shootout a “series interminable” and said rotation was obligatory given the schedule, noting his side created late chances that Cagliari’s Elia Caprile saved.
- Napoli issued a medical bulletin for Stanislav Lobotka, confirming a muscular issue to the posterior tibial of his left leg and the start of rehabilitation, ruling him out against Juventus as Anguissa, Gilmour and De Bruyne also remain unavailable.
- Inter crushed Venezia 5-1 to book a quarterfinal berth and await the winner of Roma–Torino, while Atalanta also progressed and will face Juventus in the last eight.