Torino Knocked Out, Frosinone Against Napoli In Coppa Italia Last 16

The Frosinone player celebrated the game against Torino in Coppa Italia. (Twitter @SerieA_EN)

JAKARTA - Frosinone faced Napoli in the last 16 of the Coppa Italia after eliminating Torino. In a duel in the round of 32 at the Stadio Olimpico, Friday, November 3 in the morning WIB, Frosinone won 2-1 over Torino by extra time.

The fight between the two Italian Serie A teams was tight. Torino had good capital after winning 1-0 over Lecce. They also played at home so they got support from the tifosi.

Meanwhile, Frosinone actually lost to Cagliari 4-3. The defeat made Frosinone's points equal to Torino.

The duel was a draw. But the visitors took the lead through quick goal Arijon Ibrahimovic. The game has only been running for five minutes, this 17-year-old player managed to outwit goalkeeper Luca Gemello.

Torino only had time to protest against the goal because it was considered controversial. In the process of the goal, Frosinone midfielder Luca Maazzitelli actually committed a foul on Gvida Gineitis players.

In addition, he had a handball because he touched the ball with his arm. However, the VAR review assessed that there were no violations so that the goal remained valid.

However, Torino continued to play attacking and threatened the opponent's goal. Two chances were recorded through Duvan Zapata and Antonio Sanabria, but they failed to convert into goals.

Torino finally equalized. In the 31st minute, David Zima managed to break into the Frosinone goal after welcoming a corner from Gineitis. The score changed to 1-1 and lasted until the end of the first half.

In the second half, Torino took the initiative to attack. Sanabria again had a chance to score. It's just that he failed to finish it.

Meanwhile, Ivan Ilic, who came on as a substitute, broke into the Frosinone goal in the 75th minute. He met Duvan Zapata's long pass. Unfortunately, the goal was disallowed because he was in an offside position.

Both teams failed to score up to 90 minutes of normal time. Likewise, the extra time could not be used so the score remained even and the match continued in extra time.

Torino was awarded a penalty when Frosinone defender Caleb Okoli was judged to have violated the Damba Seck. However, the referee canceled it after reviewing it via VAR.

As the match got tighter and hotter, Frosinone managed to take advantage of the advantage. Reiner's midfielder who came in to replace Ibrahimovic became the winner after scoring a goal in the 98th minute.

Starting from a counterattack, the 21-year-old Brazilian has successfully completed a pass from Kaio Jorge. The score changed to 2-1 for Frosinone and lasted until the end of the match.

In another match, Sassuolo qualified for the last 16 after eliminating Serie B team Spezia. Both teams drew 0-0 so that the match was completed on penalties. Sassuolo finally won 5-4. Sassuolo and Frosinone's success in making the last 16 half controlled by the Serie A team. Including Salernitana who currently occupies the bottom of the standings. Salernitana himself challenged Juventus in that round.