FLORENCE, ITALY – ACF Fiorentina made the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) by beating Sampdoria 3-2 at the Artemio Franchi last Wednesday.
Fiorentina’s French midfielder Jordan Veretout scored a brace, both penalties. Both penalties were assigned with the help of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system.
ACF Fiorentina will play vs SS Lazio on December 26, 2017: in the last night’s game at the Olimpico Lazio beated Cittadella 4-1.
ACF Fiorentina won the Italian Cup sixth times in 1940, 1961, 1966, 1975, 1996 and 2001, ten times became finalist. The holder can wear a Tricolore cockade and automatically qualifies for the UEFA Europa League group stage the following next season.