Como secured a historic place in the Coppa Italia semi-finals by overcoming Napoli in a tense sudden-death penalty shootout following a hard-fought 1-1 draw in Naples.
Como reached their first Coppa Italia semi-final in 40 years Tuesday, defeating Napoli in a dramatic 6-7 sudden-death penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw.
Martin Baturina opened the scoring from the spot for the visitors before Antonio Vergara equalized immediately after the restart.
Despite a frantic second half, neither side could find a winner at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona before the marathon shootout.
The defeat marks a bitter exit for Antonio Conte’s side, who struggled with several key injuries. Romelu Lukaku missed his penalty during the shootout, and while goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic scored his own attempt, Stanislav Lobotka’s final miss proved decisive.
The report highlighted the tension on the sidelines, noting “inevitably, Cesc Fabregas took Ramon off to rescue him from danger, amid fury from Conte on the touchline.”