Juve, Milan, Lazio through to Italian Cup quarters

Fiorentina win at Torino to qualify

MILAN, Jan 13, (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo was among several regular players who didn’t start though defending champions Juventus nevertheless eased into the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup.

Juventus, who achieved the league and cup double in the past four seasons, won at Bologna 2-0.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said on Friday that Ronaldo would play at Bologna and insisted the superstar was calm after being asked this week by police to provide a DNA sample in a rape investigation. Kathryn Mayorga alleges Ronaldo raped her in his Las Vegas hotel room in 2009 and paid her to keep quiet.

Ronaldo was in the reserves with fellow forward Paulo Dybala, while Mario Mandzukic, Juan Cuadrado, Andrea Barzagli and Joao Cancelo were injured. He was brought after the hour mark with the match all but won.

Bologna gifted Juventus the opener in the ninth minute as goalkeeper Angelo Da Costa collided with teammate Arturo Calabresi as they both went to defend Mattia De Sciglio’s long ball, allowing Federico Bernardeschi to fire into an open net.

Bologna wasted chances to level and Juventus doubled its lead four minutes into the second half when Douglas Costa’s shot was deflected and teenager Moise Kean fired in the rebound.

Juventus are scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia for Wednesday’s Italian Super Cup against AC Milan.

Patrick Cutrone came off the bench to fire AC Milan into the quarterfinals.

The Italy forward, who turned 21 this month, scored twice in extra time to help Milan win at Sampdoria 2-0.

Milan, which lost last year’s final to Juventus.

Milan and Sampdoria had their chances in regular time. Gonzalo Higuain even had the ball in the back of the net for Milan but it was ruled out for offside.

Gennaro Gattuso sent on Cutrone at the start of extra time and he threw on Andrea Conti in the 99th minute. Those two substitutes combined three minutes later to give Milan the lead as Cutrone volleyed in Conti’s AC Milan forward Patrick Cutrone (left), celebrates with teammate Andrea Conti after scoring his second goal during the Italian Cup soccer match between Sampdoria and Milan at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy on Jan 12. (AP) cross.

Cutrone all but sealed the result for Milan six minutes later when he dinked another volley over Sampdoria goalkeeper Rafael.

Lazio eased into the quarter-finals after thrashing third-division side Novara 4-1.

Federico Chiesa scored two late goals to send Fiorentina through to the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup.

Fiorentina won 2-0 at Torino to book a spot in the next round.

In Turin, Fiorentina had the better of the chances but weres denied several times by home goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu.

It finally broke through three minutes from time. Giovanni Simeone surged forward from the center circle and shrugged off two challenges only to have his effort parried by Sirigu but Chiesa tapped in the rebound.

Chiesa doubled his tally in stoppage time after taking advantage of an error by Torino defender Lyanco. The goal was given after video review.