Coppa Italia: Genoa and Udinese progress, Monza need penalties
A wonderful Junior Messias chip allowed Genoa to beat Reggiana, Udinese crushed Avellino 4-0, Sassuolo saw off Cittadella and Monza needed a penalty shoot-out to defeat Sudtirol in the first round of the Coppa Italia.
The tournament proper kicked off this evening with four fixtures, while the rest will be played on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
In a change to the rules from this season, if the score is tied after 90 minutes, they go straight to a penalty shoot-out without the added fatigue of playing extra time.
That only applies up to and including the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia.
Genoa found it tougher than expected to defeat Serie B team Reggiana, but did it in style thanks to a sensational Messias chip, set up by Ruslan Malinovskyi’s dummy.
They will go on to face ...