AC MILAN starting XI (4-2-3-1): Sportiello (subbed for Torriani), Calabria, Tomori, Pavlovic, Terracciano, Fofana (subbed for Musah), Reijnders (subbed for Bartesaghi), Chukwueze, Loftus-Cheek (subbed for Pulisic), Leao (subbed for Okafor), Abraham
Bench: Raveyre, Jimenez, Emerson Royal, Thiaw, Gabbia, Morata, Camarda
Goals: Chukwueze 12’ 21’, Reijnders 17’, Leao 23’, Calabria 56’, Abraham 62’
SASSUOLO starting XI (4-3-3): Satalino, Paz (subbed for Miranda), Odenthal, Muharemovic, Pieragnolo (subbed for Missori), Iannoni, Obiang, Caligara (subbed for Thorstvedt), Volpato, Mulattieri (subbed for Toljan), Antiste (subbed for Kumi)
Bench: Russo, Moldovan, Ghion, Boloca, Berardi, Moro, D’Andrea, Laurentié, Pierini, Russo
Goals: Mulattieri 59’
The Rossoneri will face either Roma or Sampdoria in the last eight next week.
Tuesday night’s match at the San Siro was all but over after less than 23 minutes as Sassuolo, who featured Sydney born and raised Italian youth international Cristian Volpato, were swept away by a double from Samuel Chukwueze and other goals by Tijjani Reijnders and Rafael Leao.
It had been a much-changed starting line-up for Paulo Fonseca’s Milan side ahead of a tough Serie A trip to Atalanta on Friday and the Rossoneri made four further changes at halftime.
Milan nevertheless extended their advantage through Davide Calabria and Tammy Abraham, either side of a consolation goal for Sassuolo’s Samuele Mulattieri.
“I think everyone played a great game, we were aggressive,” Portugal international Leao said.
“We set goals for this season; in this game we showed what we want to do ... The team is doing well, it’s important to have this family atmosphere among us.”
AAP
