ROME: Juventus recovered from conceding a second-minute goal to crush struggling Salernitana 6-1 and reach the Italian Cup quarter-finals on Thursday.
Salernitana, rock bottom in Serie A, stunned their illustrious opponents when Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi pounced on a mistake from Federico Gatti to open the scoring with just two minutes on the clock.
However, Juve were back on level terms 10 minutes later through Fabio Miretti with Andrea Cambiaso adding his team’s second in the 35th minute.
Federico Chiesa set up a third Juventus goal after 53 minutes for Daniele Rugani before Dylan Bronn scored a 75th-minute own-goal to make it 4-1.
Kenan Yildiz and Timothy Weah completed the rout in the dying minutes. Juventus, second in the league table, meet Salernitana again on Sunday in a Serie A clash in Salerno.
In the Cup quarter-finals, Juve host Frosinone next Thursday.
Published in Dawn, January 6th, 2024
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