Verona beat Chievo 5-4 on penalties in the Coppa Italia Derby della Scala, so they face Milan next month.

The Flying Donkeys took the lead after just eight minutes, thanks to a goal from veteran striker Sergio Pellissier.

Fabio Depaoli sent a ball into the box, and the 38-year-old killed took a fantastic touch to take it past Marco Silvestri and finish from a tight angle.

The Butei equalised shortly before half-time though, with Mohamed Fares pouncing on a mistake from Luca Garritano to fire it past Andrea Seculin.

Verona beat Chievo 5-4 on penalties in the Coppa Italia Derby della Scala, so they face Milan next month.

The Flying Donkeys took the lead after just eight minutes, thanks to a goal from veteran striker Sergio Pellissier.

Fabio Depaoli sent a ball into the box, and the 38-year-old killed took a fantastic touch to take it past Marco Silvestri and finish from a tight angle.

The Butei equalised shortly before half-time though, with Mohamed Fares pouncing on a mistake from Luca Garritano to fire it past Andrea Seculin.

Both sides pushed for a winner in the second half, but they couldn’t be separated and the match went to extra-time.

Chievo hit the post through Roberto Inglese in the added half hour, but they couldn’t avoid the dreaded penalty shoot-out.

Pellissier missed the first spot kick, handing the advantage to Verona, but thereafter everyone scored, with Verona’s Marco Fossati netting a Panenka.

That meant Bruno Zuculini only had to score the Gialloblu's final kick to send them though, and he duly despatched from 12 yards.

Verona will now face Milan at San Siro in the Last 16.

Chievo 1-1 Verona [Verona win 5-4 on penalties]

Pellissier 8 (C) Fares 34 (V)

Chievo: Seculin; Cacciatore, Bani, Dainelli, Jaroszynski (Gobbi, 101); Depaoli, Radovanovic, Gaudino (Pucciarelli, 85), Garritano; Stepinski (Inglese, 73), Pellissier

Verona: Silvestri; Bearzotti, Heurtaux, Souprayen, Felicioli (Verde, 74); Fossati, Zuculini B.; Romulo, Lee (Calvano, 91), Fares; Bessa (Tupta, 90)

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