Cremonese stuns Napoli in Italian Cup after penalties
Cremonese's Felix Afena-Gyan, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal, during the Italian Cup round of 16 soccer match between Napoli and Cremonese at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alessandro Garofalo]
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — New coach Davide Ballardini steered his side to a huge upset as 10-man Cremonese eliminated Napoli from the Italian Cup. Cremonese played most of extra time with 10 men but won on penalties after the match finished 2-2. It will face Roma in the next round. Napoli midfielder Stanislav Lobotka was the only player to miss a penalty as he sent his spot kick wide in the pouring rain at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Cremonese is in last place in Serie A and faced the runaway league leader. Napoli was also full of confidence after beating Juventus 5-1 on Friday.
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Napoli's Giovanni Simeone gestures during the Italian Cup round of 16 soccer match between Napoli and Cremonese at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Simeone scored Napoli's second goal. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)
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Napoli's Giovanni Simeone celebrates after scoring to 2-1 during the Italian Cup round of 16 soccer match between Napoli and Cremonese at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Tuesday Jan. 17, 2023. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)
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Napoli's Juan Jesus scores to 1-1 during the Italian Cup round of 16 soccer match between Napoli and Cremonese at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Tuesday Jan. 17, 2023. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)
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