AC Milan were grateful to Patrick Cutrone after they reached the Coppa Italia quarter-finals despite a lacklustre showing at Sampdoria.
2018/2019 Coppa Italia
0-2
Match Events
23' SAVE! Fine stop from Reina
They get two chances to get the cross into the box from the right win and Jankto's attempt bounces just in front of Reina which causes a lot of problems as Caprari dives in to try and reach the ball. The fans shout for a penalty when he goes to ground, but the referee waves away the claim.
43' GREAT CHANCE! Higuain's shot wide out
Higuain is inches away from giving Milan the lead! Kessie plays a brilliant throughball to Higuain who finds himself in a lot of space. He takes his shot from a tight angle on the right side of the box and it rolls just wide of the far post.
75' DISALLOWED GOAL! Higuain's shot offside
Higuain has the ball in the back of the net, but he's offside! He took the ball down well just outside the six yard box and he hit his shot low, under the keeper to find the back of the net, but the flag went up quickly and he was definitely offside.
102'GOAL! Sampdoria 0-1 Milan (Cutrone)
The substitute races through the defence to get on the end of the cross and jumps up to meet the ball and hits it into the back of the net with his first touch.
108'GOAL! Sampdoria 0-2 Milan (Cutrone)
Another lapse of concentration in the Sampdoria defence allows his to get some space, and he once again volleys the ball first time past the keeper to find the back of the net. 2-0 Milan!
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Match Report
After a forgettable 90 minutes at the Luigi Ferraris, Cutrone side-footed home from Andrea Conti's teasing centre and followed that up with another fine finish to earn a scarcely deserved win for the Rossoneri in the additional time.
Sampdoria will feel they created the better of the chances against a Milan side that lacked creativity and ideas until Cutrone's introduction, but Pepe Reina made crucial saves from Riccardo Saponara and Albin Ekdal when it mattered.
Line-ups
Sampdoria XI: Quagliarella, A. Ekdal, Rafael Cabral, G.Ramírez, J.Sala, Tonelli, Praet, Caprari, Murru, K. Linetty, J. Andersen
Subs: Regini, V. Belec, Saponara, Defrel, O. Colley, D. Kownacki, Emil Audero, A.Ferrari, Júnior Tavares, Jankto, R. Vieira Nan, M. Leverbe
Milan XI: Pepe Reina, C. Zapata, G. Higuaín, Abate, R. Rodríguez, Calhanoglu, Bakayoko, Castillejo, Romagnoli, Kessié, Lucas Paquetá
Subs: Montolivo, Musacchio, I. Strinić, Borini, Bertolacci, A. Donnarumma, Conti, Simic, D. Laxalt, Mauri, G. Donnarumma, Cutrone