Juventus beat Roma to reach Coppa Italia semi

MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP

Juventus cruised past Roma 3-1 in their Coppa Italia quarter-final, with all three goals coming in the first-half.

Cristiano Ronaldo (26') scored the opener, while Rodrigo Bentancur (38') and defender Leonardo Bonucci (45') added the rest.

Roma pulled one back five minutes after the break with a shot from Cengiz Under bouncing off goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, which was given as an own goal.

Juventus will face either AC Milan or Torino in the semi-finals.

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