Bologna had to turn it around from the Adrian Benedyczak opener to eliminate Parma with Jonathan Rowe and Santiago Castro to begin the defence of their Coppa Italia trophy.

The Coppa Italia clash was a tense affair, with both teams showing determination to progress in the tournament. Lazio, under the management of Maurizio Sarri, capitalized on a contentious corner decision that led to Zaccagni's header.

Inter Milan boss Cristian Chivu praised his players after a superb 5-1 home victory over Venezia in Wednesday’s Coppa Italia tie.Speaking to Radio TV Serie A via FCInterNews, Chivu hailed Inter’s

Napoli needed a sudden death penalty shoot-out to push past Cagliari after a 1-1 draw and will face Como or Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals.