EMPOLI-REGGIANA 4-1 (AP) ｜ HIGHLIGHTS ｜ Hosts Through on Pens ｜ Coppa Italia Frecciarossa 2025⧸26

Tavsan taking on his man here, Tavsan, twinkle-toed, still going. Tavsan, did that strike the arm? The referee says no, but it's been put home by Gondo. Rejana have their lead. The Ivorian Cedric Gondo opens his account for the campaign and it's Rejana 1, Empoli 0. Spendi wins a penalty kick and Empoli have a chance to equalize from 12 yards. Radesh Ilya steps up and it's saved by Mota. Well, the Romanian has missed a penalty on debut. Guarino, Belardinelli once again. Will he try his chances here? What a save that is. Belardinelli, it opens up really well for him. Header on target and punched away by Mota. Here goes Ilya, that's a decent ball. In towards Mignacchitti with the acrobatics. Kurto takes over, deep ball towards Popov. Can Carboni keep it in? He can't, but Moruzi can. It's all the way through, the cross inadvertently turns into a shot and it's beaten the goalkeeper and it is the man whose penalty he kept out in the first half, Radesh Ilya. Nothing to choose between the two sides at the end of 90 minutes. A penalty shootout will ensure to decide who is going through to round two. Rova steps up and blasters over the bar. Busiello to send them through. He does exactly that. It is Empoli who go through to face Genoa or Vicenza in round two.