Juventus Tops Napoli, Will Face Lazio in Cup Quarterfinals
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ROME (December 16, 1999 7:51 p.m. EST http://www.sportserver.com) - Juventus beat Napoli 1-0 in the
third round of the Italian Cup on Thursday to complete a 4-1
aggregate victory and set up a quarterfinal clash with its
main championship rival, Lazio.
Argentine striker Juan Esnaider scored Juventus's goal after
26 minutes of a low key encounter.
Only about 300 fans turned up at the vast Delle Alpi
stadium to watch the match on a bitterly cold night in Turin. The
first leg in Naples had attracted some 70,000 supporters.
Juve's victory sent the last remaining Serie B side out of
the competition and left Carlo Ancelotti's side facing a last
eight tie with Lazio, level on points with them at the top of
Serie A.
In the other quarterfinals, AC Milan and Inter Milan play
each other, AS Roma facse Cagliari and Fiorentina takes on
Venezia. All matches are to be played over two legs in January.
