MILAN (AP) — Luka Jović scored twice as AC Milan beat Cagliari 4-1 in the Coppa Italia on Tuesday.
Milan has won the Italian Cup five times but it last lifted the trophy in 2003 and hasn’t reached the final since 2018. The Rossoneri will face either Atalanta or Sassuolo in the quarterfinals.
Milan coach Stefano Pioli was under pressure after a poor run that had seen his team eliminated from the Champions League at the group stage.
The Rossoneri also had a long list of injuries and rested several star players, starting with 4 teenagers, but had lost to Cagliari at San Siro since 1997.
Jović opened the scoring in the 29th minute after a wonderful assist from Theo Hernández and the duo combined shortly before half-time.
The two goals took Jović’s tally to five in his past six matches. It took the Serbia forward until December to score his first goal for Milan after joining from Fiorentina at the start of the season.
Teenager Chaka Traore extended Milan’s lead early in the second half, scoring his third Rossoneri goal in his first start for the team.
Rafael Leão capped a great night for Milan in stoppage time, shortly after Paolo Azzi netted a consolation for Cagliari.
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