Juventus 6-1 Salernitana: Juve into Coppa Italia quarter-finals after routing Serie A’s bottom club
Juventus will play Frosinone, who eliminated Napoli, in the quarter-finals of the Italian CupJuventus came from behind to thrash Salernitana to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup.
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi gave the visitors, who are bottom of Serie A, a first-minute lead after poor defending.
Fabio Miretti levelled 11 minutes later before Andrea Cambiaso fired hosts Juventus ahead.
Daniele Rugani made it 3-1 and Dylan Bronn scored an own goal, before fantastic strikes from Kenan Yildiz and Timothy Weah turned it into a rout.
Juventus will host Frosinone – who eliminated Napoli – in the last eight of the Coppa Italia, while Fiorentina face Bologna, Lazio will meet city rivals Roma and AC Milan welcome Atalanta.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said: “We reacted well after conceding a goal so quickly and we put on a good match.
“There are still things to improve, but this team is growing. Our goal is always to qualify for the next Champions League.”
The sides meet again on Sunday in Serie A, with Filippo Inzaghi’s Salernitana at home.
Line-upsJuventusFormation 3-5-2
36Perin
4Gatti24Rugani6Danilo
27Cambiaso20Miretti5Locatelli25Rabiot17Iling-Junior
14Milik7Chiesa
36Perin4Gatti24Rugani6Danilo27CambiasoSubstituted forKosticat 83’minutes20MirettiSubstituted forNongeat 76’minutes5Locatelli25Rabiot17Iling-JuniorSubstituted forWeahat 66’minutes14MilikSubstituted forVlahovicat 76’minutes7ChiesaSubstituted forYildizat 66’minutesSubstitutes1Szczesny3Bremer9Vlahovic11Kostic13Huijsen15Yildiz16McKennie22Weah23Pinsoglio41Nicolussi Caviglia44Muharemovic47NongeSalernitanaFormation 4-2-3-1
1Fiorillo
5Daniliuc66Lovato28Bronn6Sambia
25Maggiore99Legowski
33Tchaouna11Botheim19Stewart
22Ikwuemesi
1Fiorillo5Daniliuc66Lovato28Bronn6Sambia25MaggioreBooked at 40minsSubstituted forBradaricat 45’minutes99LegowskiSubstituted forBorrelliat 77’minutes33TchaounaSubstituted forSfaitat 56’minutes11BotheimSubstituted forSimyat 56’minutes19StewartSubstituted forGyömbérat 45’minutes22IkwuemesiSubstitutes3Bradaric9Simy17Fazio23Gyömbér36Sfait40Elia51Borrelli56Costil62AlloccaReferee:Davide Ghersini
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