Tuesday 12 January 2010

[Coppa Italia] Roma survive Triestina scare

Roma came from a goal down to beat Serie B side Triestina 3-1 and move into the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia.

Roma 3-1 TriestinaTriestina stunned the home side when they broke the deadlock after just five minutes courtesy of Luigi Della Rocca's penalty.

Roma drew level on the stroke of half time when Matteo Brighi found the net after Triestina failed to clear their lines properly.


Mirko Vucinic gave Roma the lead on the hour mark after a sublime one-two with French winger Jeremy Menez.

Julio Baptista made the game safe with a third ten minutes from time when he scored from a free-kick from the edge of the box.

Serie A leaders Inter progressed from the last 16 in December with a 1-0 win over Livorno, while the remaining six fixtures take place on Wednesday and Thursday.

Fifth Round Results
Wednesday 16 December 2009
Inter 1-0 Livorno
Tuesday 12 January 2010
Roma 3-1 Triestina

Fifth Round Fixtures
Wednesday 13 January 2010
Milan v Novara (1500)
Genoa v Catania (1730)
Juventus v Napoli (1945)
Thursday 14 January 2010
Fiorentina v Chievo (1500)
Udinese v Lumezzane (1730)
Lazio v Palermo (2000)

Quarter-Final Draw
20/21/27/28 January 2010
Milan/Novara v Udinese/Lumezzane
Fiorentina/Chievo v Lazio/Palermo
Genoa/Catania v Roma
Inter v Juventus/Napoli

* All kick-off times listed are UK time (+1 for Italy/CET). Times, dates and fixtures are subject to change.

Coppa Italia Fifth Round Reviews
[16 Dec 2009] - [12 Jan 2010] - [13 Jan 2010] - [14 Jan 2010]

Source: Sky Sports

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