Lazio Set up Italian Cup Quarterfinal With Juventus

Serie A strugglers Lazio overcame a stunning opener by Panagiotis Kone to claim a 2-1 win over Udinese on Thursday and book an Italian Cup quarterfinal with holders Juventus. (Read More in Football)

Lazio coach Stefano Pioli is said to be barely hanging on to his job after seeing his side slip to 12th in Italy's top flight, 16 points behind leaders Inter Milan.

And the Italian looked a worried man in the 67th minute when Kone showed great control to collect a cross from deep on the left wing before turning and beating Etrit Berisha with a superb volley at the 'keeper's far post.

Alessandro Matri rescued Lazio with an equaliser that looked slightly offside three minutes later, with Danilo Cataldi heading a 79th-minute winner when Udinese 'keeper Alex Meret spilled a shot in front of goal.

Juventus booked their last-eight spot with a resounding 4-0 win over city rivals Torino on Wednesday when Simone Zaza hit a brace and Paulo Dybala and Paul Pogba were also on target for last season's double winners.

Napoli set up an exciting last-eight tie with Inter after a 3-0 win over Serie A basement side Verona at the San Paolo on Wednesday.

The quarterfinals will be without two leading Serie A sides, however, as Roma and Fiorentina fell to unheralded opposition.

Roma fell 4-2 on penalties to Spezia after failing to find a way past the second division side after extra time at the Stadio Olimpico.

Fiorentina, who sit four points behind Inter in Serie A, suffered a 1-0 upset to second-from-bottom Carpi, for whom Antonio Di Gaudio scored a 76th-minute winner.

Spezia will now meet third-division Alessandria, who beat top-flight Palermo a fortnight ago and stopped Genoa's progress on Tuesday with a 2-1 extra-time win.

Carpi will now meet the winner of the remaining tie between Sampdoria and AC Milan, who play in Genoa later on Thursday.