Coppa woe for Atalanta, Napoli win

Atalanta crashed out of the Coppa Italia with a 1-0 home defeat by third-tier outfit Lumezzane, while Napoli were 1-0 winners over Cittadella.

Conte: His men crashed out on Thursday
Conte: His men crashed out on Thursday

Antonio Conte's side struggled throughout against their visitors from Lombardy and were undone by Michele Marconi's 19th-minute winner.

Fellow Serie A side Napoli were 1-0 winners over Cittadella. Mariano Bogliacino's 27th-minute goal proved enough for the southerners to edge past their Serie B opponents.

Igor Budan (69, 74) scored twice as Palermo hammered Reggina 4-1 in Sicily. Fabrizio Miccoli's 28th-minute penalty and Edinson Cavani's strike shortly before the hour mark had given Palermo a two-goal advantage.

Sergio Volpi had managed to pull a goal back three minutes after the break.

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