Juventus stayed on course for a record-extending 15th Coppa Italia title with a thumping 6-1 win against Serie A strugglers Salernitana in Turin.
2023/2024 Coppa Italia
6-1
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
1' GOAL! Juventus 0-1 Sportiva Salernitana (Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi)
9' Sambia's long shot stopped
12' GOAL! Juventus 1-1 Sportiva Salernitana (Fabio Miretti)
18' Rabiot's long shot wide out
35' GOAL! Juventus 2-1 Sportiva Salernitana (Andrea Cambiaso)
54' GOAL! Juventus 3-1 Sportiva Salernitana (Rugani)
75' OWN GOAL! Juventus 4-1 Sportiva Salernitana (D. Bronn)
88' GOAL! Juventus 5-1 Sportiva Salernitana (Kenan Yıldız)
91' GOAL! Juventus 6-1 Sportiva Salernitana (Timothy Weah)
Match Report
The Allianz Stadium fell into stunned silence in the opening minute when Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi gave the visitors a shock lead.
But Juve hit back through Fabio Miretti and Andrea Cambiaso before the break and ran riot in the second half.
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Daniele Rugani, Dylan Bronn’s own goal, Kenan Yildiz and Timothy Weah all added to the scoring and Massimiliano Allegri’s side will now face Frosinone in the quarter-finals.
Salernitana head coach and former Juve striker Filippo Inzaghi’s side made a dream start against his former club as Ikwuemesi struck the opening goal in the first minute.
The Nigerian striker pounced on an error in the penalty area by defender Federico Gatti and buried a low finish into the bottom corner.
Juve goalkeeper Mattia Perin then denied Salernitana a second as he made a flying save to keep out Junior Sambia’s shot from outside the box, which was destined for the top corner.
But the Bianconeri, showing seven changes from last week’s home Serie A win against Roma, rode the early storm and hauled themselves level in the 12th minute.
Cambiaso’s headed pass inside the area picked out Miretti, who converted with a low, left-footed effort.
Juve were awarded a penalty in the 18th minute by referee Davide Ghersini, only for VAR to rule Sambia had fouled Gatti outside the box and a free-kick was awarded instead.
Federico Chiesa and Rugani were both thwarted by Salernitana goalkeeper Vincenzo Fiorillo as Juve built up a head of steam and after going close again through Chiesa and Adrien Rabiot’s header, the home side took the lead.
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Danilo reacted quickest on the edge of the six-yard box following a 35th-minute corner and teed up Cambiaso, who slotted home from close range.
Juve looked to extend their lead before the break, with Arkadiusz Milik’s thunderbolt and Miretti both forcing Fiorillo into further saves.
Salernitana’s task looked beyond them in the 54th minute when Rugani turned home a rebound after Milik’s header from a corner had been saved.
Juve made it 4-1 with 15 minutes remaining when substitute Kenan Yildiz’s shot was deflected in off Tunisia defender Bronn.
Yildiz added Juve’s fifth in the 88th minute with a superb solo effort and Weah lashed home a low shot from outside the box to complete the scoring in the first minute of added time.
Line-ups
Juventus XI: Danilo, Perin, Rugani, Milik, Rabiot, Locatelli, Chiesa, Andrea Cambiaso, Samuel Iling-Junior, Fabio Miretti, Federico Gatti
Subs: Szczesny, Pinsoglio, Kostic, Dusan Vlahovic, Gleison, McKennie, Timothy Weah, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, Tarik Muharemovic, Kenan Yıldız, Dean Huijsen, Joseph Nonge
Sportiva Salernitana XI: Vincenzo Fiorillo, D. Bronn, Sambia, Giulio Maggiore, Erik Botheim, Flavius Daniliuc, Matteo Lovato, Trivante Stewart, Mateusz Legowski, Loum Tchaouna, Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi
Subs: Benoît Costil, Fazio, Nwankwo, Norbert Gyomber, Domagoj Bradaric, Emanuele Elia, Pasquale Allocca, Andres Șfaiț, C. Borrelli