"Napoli crashed out of the Coppa Italia at the quarter-final stage, losing 7-6 to Cesc Fabregas' Como in a dramatic penalty shoot-out following a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes. Stanislav Lobotka was the villain for last season's Scudetto holders after the shoot-out went to sudden death, with Jean Butez guessing right to parry his kick and send Como to their first semi-final in 40 years."
"Como were comfortably the better team in the first half and went ahead through Martin Baturina's 39th-minute penalty, which was awarded after Mathias Olivera fouled Ivan Smolcic as the full-back attempted to turn home a cross at the far post. Napoli levelled just 44 seconds into the second half, however, as Antonio Vergara raced onto Rasmus Hojlund's flick-on before finishing calmly."
"With the teams forced to settle for spot-kicks, Romelu Lukaku blinked first with a terrible effort that flew wide of the right post, though Milinkovic-Savic denied Maximo Perrone to keep Napoli in it. But after a run of eight successful kicks - including a Milinkovic-Savic attempt that struck the crossbar, the back of Butez's head and the post before settling in the net - the Como goalkeeper dived right to deny Lobotka and seal victory for his team."
Napoli were eliminated from the Coppa Italia at the quarter-final stage after losing 7-6 on penalties to Cesc Fabregas' Como following a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes. Como took the lead through Martin Baturina's 39th-minute penalty awarded after Mathias Olivera fouled Ivan Smolcic, and Napoli equalised 44 seconds into the second half via Antonio Vergara. Nico Paz made a vital clearance and Vanja Milinkovic-Savic produced key saves during the match. Romelu Lukaku missed an early spot-kick, Milinkovic-Savic denied Maximo Perrone, and Jean Butez's decisive save from Stanislav Lobotka sent Como into their first Coppa Italia semi-final in 40 years, where they will face Inter.
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