Brescia eyeing last four
Wednesday, December 12, 2001
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Brescia Calcio defeated AS Roma 1-0 away in the first leg of their Coppa Italia quarter-final meeting while Juventus FC advanced to that stage.
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Italian champions AS Roma lost the home leg of their Coppa Italia quarter-final with Brescia Calcio 1-0 at the Olimpico stadium on Wednesday.
Schopp winner
Brescia midfield player Markus Schopp scored the only goal of the game from a corner eight minutes from the end to give the visitors a valuable first-leg advantage.
Delvecchio chances
Roma created few chances, although forward Marco Delvecchio - replacing injured Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta - wasted clear opportunities in each half. Missing the inspiration of captain and playmaker Francesco Totti, Roma's finest effort was a free-kick by Christian Panucci which hit the post soon after Brescia's goal.
Juventus on form
Elsewhere, Juventus FC thrashed Sampdoria UC 5-2 in a delayed second round second-leg match to reach the quarter-finals 7-3 on aggregate. Juventus were out of sight by the interval, having raced to a stunning 5-1 lead.
Stunning interval lead
Enzo Maresca put them ahead in the fifth minute and former Italy defender Ciro Ferrara added a second with a point-blank header before Sampdoria's Pasquale Luiso pulled one back a minute later.
Late consolation
Uruguay forward Marcelo Zalayeta added a third before Nicola Amoruso effectively killed off the tie with a penalty after Edgar Davids had been brought down in the box. Amoruso added another just before the interval following neat work by Zalayeta. Davide Possazini scored a consolation for Sampdoria ten minutes from time.
