Inzaghi’s team wins by a landslide in Frosinone, Salento advance in the last minutes against Mantua. Spezia came and went in Salerno, Sardinia advance with goals from Piccoli, Prati and Pavoletti
The 2024-25 Coppa Italia kicked off on Monday with a big win for Pisa Inzaghi at Frosinone, 3-0. Lecce beat Mantua 2-1. Salernitana-Spezia was entertaining and saw the Campania side win on penalties after a thrilling comeback. Cagliari Carrarese were without history.
Frosinone-Pisa 0-3
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The Nerazzurri, led by Filippo Inzaghi, managed to end the match in the first half thanks to goals from Tramoni and Bonfanti. In the second half, the Tuscans managed to achieve the result and ended the match definitively with a goal from Arena at the end. In the next round of the Italian Cup, there will be Pisa-Cesena.
Lecce Mantova 2-1
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Lecce struggle but eventually win against newly promoted Mantova. The Salento side went into half-time ahead through Gaspar, but Bragantini joined them in the second half, scoring a temporary equaliser for the visitors. After Gaspar had another goal ruled out for handball, Krstovic took over four minutes from time to send Lecce through to the next round, where they will host Sassuolo in September.
Salerno-Spezia 8-7 (3-3 at 90′)
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One of the last matches of the day ended in a resounding draw at the end of regular time. The Ligurians ended the first half with a two-goal lead, scored by Candelari and Soleri. In the second half, Calon immediately opened the scoring for Campania, but Soleri put another exclamation mark on the match by scoring a brace shortly after. In the last 20 minutes, Dia made sure to bring the score back to 2-2, forcing his team to go to penalties. Nagy’s mistake from the penalty spot was decisive, and Salernitana will face Udinese in the next round of the Coppa Italia.
Cagliari Carrarese 3-1
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In the last match of the first round, Cagliari scored three goals against newly promoted Carrarese. Piccoli and Pavoletti were already leading the match at half-time with a 2-0 score. The visitors pulled one back with Panico early in the second half, but Prati scored a Sardinian hat-trick, ending any Tuscan hopes of qualification. The hosts will face Cremonese next.
Italian Cup, Scoreboard
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This is a picture of the round of 32 of the Italian Cup, scheduled for September 25:
- Cagliari-Cremonese (winner over Juventus)
- Torino – Empoli (Fiorentina)
- Monza Brescia (Bologna)
- Pisa-Cesena (Atalanta)
- Lecce-Sassuolo (Milan)
- Genoa – Sampdoria (Rome)
- Napoli – Palermo (Lazio)
- Udinese – Salernitana (Inter)
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