Coppa Italia Ro32: Udinese and Sassuolo dump out Venezia and Frosinone
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Udinese and Sassuolo advanced to the Coppa Italia Round of 16 with victories over Venezia and Frosinone respectively.
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Attributed to original sourceThe Coppa Italia Round of 32 is now at the halfway stage, and Udinese and Sassuolo will be progressing to the next stage of the competition following victories over Venezia and Frosinone respectively on Wednesday evening.
Sassuolo were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Frosinone over the 90 minutes of their round of 32 tie on Wednesday evening: Benja Dominguez and Aleksa Terzic coming up with the goals in the final 10 minutes of the first half.
REGGIO NELL’EMILIA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 02: Benjamin Domínguez of US Sassuolo celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during the Coppa Italia match between US Sassuolo and Frosinone at Mapei Stadium – Citta’ del Tricolore on September 02, 2026 in Reggio nell’Emilia, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images) At this stage of the competition, ties that result in draws after 90 minutes progress straight to penalties.
Sassuolo went second in the shoot-out and saw all four of their spot-kicks go in in an eventual 4-3 penalty win. Domenico Berardi, Sebastiano Esposito, Kristian Thorstvedt and Darryl Barkola all successfully converted. Wisdom Amey and Luis Hasa missed the crucial fourth and fifth spot-kicks for Frosinone.
REGGIO NELL’EMILIA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 02: Stefano Turati of US Sassuolo saves a penalty kick during the Coppa Italia match between US Sassuolo and Frosinone at Mapei Stadium – Citta’ del Tricolore on September 02, 2026 in Reggio nell’Emilia, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images) Udinese, meanwhile, got the job done in 90 minutes at home against newly-promoted Serie A side Venezia.
The visitors opened the scoring through Richi Sagrado after nine minutes at the Bluenergy Stadium. Udinese have Vakoun Bayo to thank for his brace, scored in the 34th and 53rd minutes, which has sent them through to the Round of 16.
Monza have also made it through to the Coppa Italia Round of 16 thanks to a 1-0 win away against Torino on Tuesday evening , as have Cremonese, who upset Parma with a 2-0 win at the Stadio Tardini last night.
Coppa Italia Round of 16 line-up so far ROME, ITALY – MAY 12: The Coppa Italia Trophy during the Coppa Italia Final press conference at Stadio Olimpico on May 12, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images) Inter vs. Genoa or Sudtirol
Bologna vs. Mantova or Palermo
Monza vs. Milan
Cremonese vs. Como
Roma vs. Cagliari or Hellas Verona
Juventus vs. Sassuolo
Udinese vs. Atalanta
Pisa or Frosinone vs. Napoli
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What happened
In the Coppa Italia Round of 32, Udinese and Sassuolo both secured their places in the next round by eliminating Venezia and Frosinone. The wins continue the early-season cup campaign for both Serie A sides, while Venezia and Frosinone exit the competition at the first hurdle. Specific match details and scorelines would provide further context on the nature of these eliminations.
Chance analysis
Udinese and Sassuolo doing the business in the Coppa Italia early rounds is a useful barometer of squad depth and rotation quality heading into the Serie A grind. For the two losing sides, the cup exit frees up the midweek schedule but also highlights where their squads are thin. With the Round of 16 draw looming, both winners now face a stiffer test against likely top-flight opposition, where rotation and priorities will become real decisions for their managers.
Udinese and Sassuolo progress in the Coppa Italia while Venezia and Frosinone are eliminated at the first stage.