From: marco@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (Marco Petroni)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Coppa Italia Results - 1/8 Finals. 1st Leg
Date: 8 Oct 92 11:58:42 GMT
Organization: McGill Research Centre for Intelligent Machines, Montreal, Canada

To supplement the Coppa Italia score that Saverio posted earlier, here
are the results from the Coppa Italia games played yesterday:

1/8th Finals - First Leg

Games played Wednesday, October 7, 1992:


Milan 		3	Cagliari	0

No contest for Milan in this match, as the totally dominated a very
flat Cagliari playing without most of their best players out either
serving suspensions or suffering from injury. Almost mid-way in the
first half, Milan scored twice thanks to 2 goals in 60 seconds from
Papin. The third Milan goal came in the second half from Lentini. In
this one-sided match, Cagliari had one good scoring chance in the
second half, when a shot by Cappioli hit the cross bar.


Roma		4	Fiorentina	2

Roma game back in good form today after their dismal performance away
at Cagliari on Sunday, but eased off the pressure towards the end of
the match, when the score was 4-0, allowing Fiorentina to reduce the
gap by two goals both scored by Effenberg. Roma was playing with 10
players from the 9th minute of the second half after Piacentini
received his second yellow card of the match, and was promptly sent
off. Roma's 4 goals were scored by Carenvale and Michailovic, who each
scored two a piece. Fiorentina's coach Radice should do something to
strengthen his defense; in the last three days, Fiorentina has allowed
11 goals.


Napoli		2	Verona		1

Napoli wins, but the tactical problems remain, as the home team did
not look very convincing, with their players looking a bit lost on the
field at times. Despite this, Fonseca was once again one of the Napoli
scorers in this match, with the other goal coming from Careca. Verona
played a very defensive match, but still managed to score one goal
which came from Lunini.


Parma		1	Venezia		0

Parma was also back to their old style of play after the thrashing
that they got in their away game against Lazio last Sunday, but missed
all too often on really good scoring chances. The home team had no
problems moving the ball forward, but their plays usually fizzed out
near the Venezia penalty area. Venezia was playing *very* defensively,
trying to limit the damage. Parma's only goal was scored, once again,
by Asprilla.


Juventus	1	Genoa		0

A day of experiments for Trapattoni who put on the field at the same
time Moeller, Platt, Casiraghi, Vialli, and Roberto Baggio, with the
only Casiraghi playing the role of the "true" striker. Despite a slim
1-0 victory, it was an earned one for the "bianconeri", who played a
good game against a very defensive Genoa.


Cesena		1	Lazio		1

Lazio scored first in this match on a goal by Signori, but the hosts
equalized shortly after on a goal from Lantignotti. Both goals were
scored in the first half.


Bari		1	Torino		1

Perhaps the home team is saying today that things could have gone
better in this match as they played a better, more consistent game,
than their Serie A guests. Torino, who was resting their key players
Aguilera and Casagrande, left their jobs for Scifo, who scored at the
15th minute of the first half. Bari later scored on a goal by
Capocchiano. After a good first half, Torino slowed down in the second
half, leaving themselves open to Bari attacks, which unfortunately for
Bari fans, did not get them the victory, even if they were more
dangerous and numerous than the Torino ones...


And again, just for completeness, Tuesday's Coppa Italia match result
was:

Foggia		0	Inter		0


Second leg games will be played on October 18.

Marco...
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