Riccardo Sottil scored deep into stoppages to give Cagliari the 2-1 victory over Hellas Verona, so they’ll face Atalanta next in the Coppa Italia.
Giovanni Simeone pulled out just hours before kick-off when testing positive for COVID-19.
His replacement, Alberto Cerri, opened the scoring when Sottil burst down the right and somehow kept the ball in to provide a perfect assist.
Verona were furious on 62 minutes when Eddie Salcedo had a goal controversially disallowed for a push on Cerri.
Riccardo Sottil scored deep into stoppages to give Cagliari the 2-1 victory over Hellas Verona, so they’ll face Atalanta next in the Coppa Italia.
Giovanni Simeone pulled out just hours before kick-off when testing positive for COVID-19.
His replacement, Alberto Cerri, opened the scoring when Sottil burst down the right and somehow kept the ball in to provide a perfect assist.
Verona were furious on 62 minutes when Eddie Salcedo had a goal controversially disallowed for a push on Cerri.
Ebrima Colley got Verona back on track in the second half with his tap-in on the Salcedo lay-off.
Just as it looked as if extra time was inevitable, Sottil snatched the winner for Cagliari at the 93rd minute, pouncing on a poorly-cleared corner.
Cagliari 2-1 Verona
Cerri 30 (C), Colley 74 (V), Sottil 93 (C)