The eighth stage of the Italian Cup final provided us with a fascinating evening. An excellent game by Atlanta that beat Cagliari 1: 3 lifted the trainees of Jean-Pierre Gasparini to the quarter-finals, where they will meet the winner between Lazio and Parma. Earlier tonight (Thursday) we got a big surprise, when Spal from the second division defeated Sesotho 0: 2 and will face Juventus in the quarterfinals. Those who have already qualified for the quarter-finals are Milan, Inter and Napoli. The Milanese will meet for a fiery derby, and the Neapolitans will wait for a winner between Rome and Spain.
Atlanta – Cagliari 1: 3
The Bergamo team continued their recovery journey from the stuttering season opener. The blue-blacks ousted the sardines with a multi-situation 1: 3. Qualifying for the quarterfinals completes ten consecutive games without a loss for Atlanta.
15 kicks per goal, of which eight per frame. This is Atlanta’s statistics in the first half. The goal came just in the last kick of the half, Alexei Miranchuk took excellent control of a pass from Luis Muriel, cut in and kicked to the far corner. 0: 1 to Atlanta.
In the 55th minute, and on her second chance of the game, Cagliari managed to equalize. Ricardo Sotil in excellent personal action scored from an extension. 1: 1. Cagliari’s equality did not last long. In the 61st minute Robin Gossens found Luis Muriel who finished excellently and scored his 13th goal of the season in all competitions. 1: 2 to Atlanta. Four minutes later, Bosco Sotalo scored Atalanta’s third after a corner kick. 1: 3.
Sassuolo – Spall 2: 0
After a zeroed half, the game woke up. In the 47th minute, Sassuolo suffered her first blow of the game. After a VAR check, a serious foul by Philip Juricic led to his dismissal. Two minutes later, Marino Pascal’s side came on the board for the first time. Damba Sack found Simona Misiroli who put Spall in the lead. 0: 1. In the 58th minute, Marco d’Alsandro found Lorenzo Dickman with an excellent wide ball, the latter was not confused and doubled the advantage. 0: 2.
As mentioned, the surprising victory lifted Spal to the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup in which they will meet Juventus, who defeated Genoa 2: 3 in the quarter-finals. Spall’s promotion to the quarterfinals is nothing short of a historic event for the humble club. This is the club’s first ascent to this stage in the Cup since 1981. The last time she met Yuva at the factory was somewhere in 1973, when the old lady defeated Spall 0: 5.
.@spalferrara earns the Away win and goes straight to #CoppaItalia quarter-finals 💥#WeAreCalcio pic.twitter.com/9DJF68fw3w
– Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) January 14, 2021
