Domenico Berardi & Co. have advanced to the next round. © ANSA / SERENA CAMPANINI

Sassuolo and Udinese celebrate in the cup

In the third round of the Coppa Italia, the top-flight clubs Sassuolo and Udinese celebrated a success on Wednesday evening.

September 02, 2026

From: dpa

The Coppa Italia third-round matches are currently underway. FC Südtirol is also fighting for advancement in this round. However, their match against Serie A club Genoa is not scheduled until September 15th. Udinese and Sassuolo already secured their places in the next round on Wednesday.

In the early afternoon, Sassuolo hosted Frosinone in Reggio Emilia, who had caused a sensation with a 3-0 away win against Fiorentina at the weekend. Massimiliano Alvini's team also demonstrated their quality against Sassuolo, but lost 3-4 on penalties.

Udinese wins thanks to a brace

Sassuolo striker Benjamin Dominguez opened the scoring in the 36th minute, before Aleksa Terzic leveled the score just before halftime. Both sides had chances after that, but no further goals were scored, so the game went to penalties without extra time. After the first six penalty takers all converted their spot kicks, Wisdom Amey and Luis Hasa missed. Sassuolo, however, remained composed and converted all their attempts.

Udinese beat Venezia. © ANSA / Roberto Bregani

Later that evening, Udinese celebrated a 2-1 victory against Venezia. After Richie Sagrado's early opener (9th minute), Vakoun Bayo sealed the win with a brace in the 34th and 53rd minutes. Udinese will now face Atalanta in the round of 16, while Sassuolo will challenge Juventus.

Coppa Italia, 3st round:

Udinese – Venezia 2:1
Goals: 0:1 Richie Sagrado (9th), 1:1 Vakoun Bayo (34th), 2:1 Vakoun Bayo (53rd)

Sassuolo – Frosinone 4:3 on penalties
Goals: 1-0 Benjamin Dominguez (36'), 1-1 Terzic (45+2'); decisive penalty: Darryl Bakola