Alessandria

Venezia Former winners Vicenza and Venezia experienced vastly differing fortunes in round one of the Coppa Italia on Sunday.

Giovanni Rivera Italy great Gianni Rivera is struggling to choose who to back ahead of the Coppa semi-final between former clubs AC Milan and Alessandria.

Riccardo Montolivo AC Milan head coach Sinisa Mihajlovic says his side will not underestimate Alessandria in their Coppa Italia semi-final second leg.

Christian Abbiati Christian Abbiati is thrilled that AC Milan have got through a difficult start to the campaign as their impressive run of form continues.

Lega Pro side Alessandria are into the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia after claiming a 2-1 extra-time win at top-flight Genoa.

Italian third-tier outfit Cittadella ran in 10 second-half goals as they romped to a 15-0 win over Potenza in the Coppa Italia first round.

Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli will not be fit enough to face Inter despite scoring AC Milan's winner against Alessandria, Sinisa Mihajlovic has said.

Ignazio Abate Ignazio Abate will not take third-tier Alessandria lightly as AC Milan prepare for the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final.

Mario Balotelli AC Milan beat Alessandria 1-0 in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final thanks to a first-half penalty from Mario Balotelli.

Christian Abbiati AC Milan edged the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg against Alessandria but Christian Abbiati was frustrated they could not kill the tie.