Napoli advances to Coppa quarterfinals

Napoli advances to Coppa quarterfinals

Published Jan. 18, 2011 10:10 p.m. ET

Napoli extended its run of good form in Serie A to the Italian Cup with a 2-1 win over Bologna on Tuesday that set up a quarterfinal meeting with defending champion Inter Milan.

French midfielder Hassan Yebda put Napoli ahead with a header in the ninth minute at the San Paolo stadium and Argentine striker Ezequiel Lavezzi doubled the lead in the 23rd following a pass from Marek Hamsik.

Riccardo Meggiorini converted a penalty for Bologna in the 56th.

The match was suspended briefly shortly after halftime due to a lighting outage.

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The quarterfinal pairings will be completed Wednesday and Thursday with AS Roma facing Lazio in a derby, Sampdoria hosting Udinese and Serie A leader AC Milan facing Bari.

Napoli is second in Serie A, four points behind Milan.

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