Coppa Italia Wrap: Four sides lose on penalties

Pescara hosted Lega Pro A side Renate and although youngster Gianluca Caprari gave the home team an excellent start with his third-minute opener, the away side fought back to force penalties.

Damien Florian's equaliser just after half-time was enough to secure extra-time and, after the two sides could not be separated, Pescara eventually triumphed 6-5 in the shootout.

Andrey Galabinov initially opened the scoring for the hosts but Bassano led with 10 minutes remaining in the first half when Simone Iocolano scored from the spot, following Tommy Maistrello's equaliser.

Bologna slumped to a disappointing home defeat as they were beaten 2-1 after extra-time by L'Aquila, with Claudio de Sousa getting the decisive goal in the 103rd minute.

Avellino also booked their passage with a 2-0 success over Venezia but Alessandria's Coppa campaign ended in a 1-0 loss at Virtus Lanciano.