Cremonese stuns Napoli to reach Coppa Italia quarterfinals
Felix Afena-Gyan of US Cremonese celebrates after scoring the 2-2 goal during the Coppa Italia match between SSC Napoli and US Cremonese at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 17, 2023 in Naples, Italy.Cremonese will play Roma in the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup after Serie A’s bottom side battled to a stunning 5-4 penalty shootout win over league leader Napoli on Tuesday.
Felix Afena-Gyan struck the winning spot kick under a torrential downpour in Naples to send Cremonese through after the former Roma forward had taken the match to extra time with a late looping header.
Napoli had been leading 2-1 with three minutes of normal time remaining thanks to headers in three first-half minutes from Juan Jesus and Giovanni Simeone, after Charles Pickel gave the away side an 18th-minute le...