The quarterfinals of the 2008-09 Coppa Italia offered no surprises as the teams that were seen as stronger advanced to the semis. The biggest story was Inter Milan getting revenge on 2-time defending champions AS Roma. Roma beat Inter last year in the Coppa Final 2-1. This time the Nerazzurri defeated the Giallorossi by the same score. Here are the results:
Udinese 1 - 1 Sampdoria
UDI: Di Natale (62′)
SAM: Pazzini (55′)
Sampdoria advances by PKs 4-2
Inter 2 - 1 Roma
INT: Adriano (10′) & Ibrahimovic (62′)
ROM: Taddei (61′)
Lazio 3 - 1 Torino
LAZ: Pandev (49′), Mauri (55′), Rocchi (90′)
TOR: Natali (29′)
Napoli vs. Juventus
Game to be played on February 4th.
Semifinals
Inter vs. Sampdoria
Lazio vs. Napoli/Juventus winner
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