Italian Cup: Chiesa finds the goal a year later and sends Juve to the quarters

Federico Chiesa found his way back to the net, 378 days after his last goal, to send Juventus to the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup at the expense of Monza (2-1) on Thursday evening. The Italian winger had not scored since January 6, 2022, just before a serious knee injury which kept him out of action until November. Entering the hour mark, while Juve were hooked (1-1), Federico Chiesa tore away on the left wing then transplanted in the axis to conclude with a sumptuous shot wrapped from the right (78th ).

Under the eyes of the new bianconero president, Gianluca Ferrero, elected on Wednesday to replace the resigning Andrea Agnelli, Juve, largely overhauled, had started perfectly thanks to a goal from the head of Moise Kean (8th). But Monza can count on midfielder Mattia Valoti in the Cup, already a scorer in the two previous rounds, who kept the suspense alive by equalizing with a powerful header from a corner (24th). Juventus, thanks to Federico Chiesa’s decisive kidney blow, will meet Lazio Rome in the quarter-finals, who dominated Bologna (1-0) at the Stadio olimpico.

In a match preceded by a new tribute to Sinisa Mihajlovic, icon of both teams, who died in December, Felipe Anderson scored the only goal of the game by taking advantage of a ball stolen by his teammate Pedro from Bolognese defender Joaquin Sosa. In Bergamo, four days after the avalanche of goals against Salernitana (8-2), the tifosi of Atalanta were still treated to a great show with the clear victory of theirs against Spezia (5-2).

Thanks in particular to a double from his Nigerian striker Ademola Lookman, a good pick of the summer transfer window with already 11 goals scored in all competitions, the « Dea » will find in the quarter-finals, Inter Milan, defending champion. The shifts will take place during the week of January 30.