Mueez Ajao
– Holders Juventus scraped into the semifinals of the Coppa Italia with a 2-1 victory over Sassuolo and will face Fiorentina after they also struck late on to beat Atalanta 3-2 on Thursday.
– Juventus took the lead in the third minute when Paulo Dybala bounced home a volley.
– Sassuolo hit back in the 23rd minute with Hamed Traore bending a superb effort past keeper Mattia Perin.
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– Both sides had chances in the second half but Juventus grabbed the winner in the 88th minute when Dusan Vlahovic wriggled through on the left and his shot deflected in off the arm of Ruan Tressoldi.
– Fiorentina left it even later with Nikola Milenkovic scoring in the third minute of stoppage time at Atalanta.
