Summary Napoli set up an exciting last-eight tie with Inter after a 3-0 win over Serie A basement side Veron
MILAN, Dec 17, 2015 (AFP) - Serie A strugglers Lazio overcame a stunning opener by Panagiotis Kone to claim a 2-1 win over Udinese on Thursday and book an Italian Cup quarter-final with holders Juventus.
Lazio coach Stefano Pioli is said to be barely hanging on to his job after seeing his side slip to 12th in Italy s top flight, 16 points behind leaders Inter Milan.
And the Italian looked a worried man in the 67th minute when Kone showed great control to collect a cross from deep on the left wing before turning and beating Etrit Berisha with a superb volley at the keeper s far post.
Alessandro Matri rescued Lazio with an equaliser that looked slightly offside three minutes later, with Danilo Cataldi heading a 79th-minute winner when Udinese keeper Alex Meret spilled a shot in front of goal.
Juventus booked their last-eight spot with a resounding 4-0 win over city rivals Torino on Wednesday when Simone Zaza hit a brace and Paulo Dybala and Paul Pogba were also on target for last season s double winners.
Napoli set up an exciting last-eight tie with Inter after a 3-0 win over Serie A basement side Verona at the San Paolo on Wednesday.
The quarter-finals will be without two leading Serie A sides, however, as Roma and Fiorentina fell to unheralded opposition.
Roma fell 4-2 on penalties to Spezia after failing to find a way past the second division side after extra time at the Stadio Olimpico.
Fiorentina, who sit four points behind Inter in Serie A, suffered a 1-0 upset to second-from-bottom Carpi, for whom Antonio Di Gaudio scored a 76th-minute winner.
Spezia will now meet third-division Alessandria, who beat top-flight Palermo a fortnight ago and stopped Genoa s progress on Tuesday with a 2-1 extra-time win.
Carpi will now meet the winner of the remaining tie between Sampdoria and AC Milan, who play in Genoa later on Thursday.
