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Serie A leaders Lazio cruised into the fourth round of the Coppa Italia with a 3-0 home win over Portogruaro. The Romans sewed up their fifth consecutive win in all competitions with goals from Alvaro Gonzalez Luengo, Libor Kozak and Mark Bresciano.
Newly-promoted Cesena were the only top-flight side to be eliminated after they lost 3-1 to Serie B leaders Novara after extra time. Ezequiel Schelotto had sent Cesena ahead after 44 minutes but Rubino (56) took them game into extra-time, where Francesco Evola and Guillaume Gigtiotti sealed the away side's win.
Catania survived a scare as they needed extra time to beat Serie B side Varese 4-3 in a high-scoring contest. Nicolas Spolli scored the decisive goal three minutes from the end of extra time.
Bologna needed late goals from Gaston Ramirez and Ivan Radovanovic to avoid an upset and beat Modena 3-2.
Brescia made heavy work of overcoming Serie B's bottom side Cittadella 1-0, with Alessandro Diamanti scoring the decisive goal after 31 minutes.
It was a far easier night for Cagliari who beat Piacenza 3-0 thanks to Anderson Miguel Nene scoring a double before Robert Acquafresca added a third.
Udinese progressed to the fourth round of the Coppa Italia with a 4-0 victory over Padova on Wednesday evening.
Former Manchester City striker Bernardo Corradi scored twice, with Antonio Floro Flores and Gabriele Angella also netting for the mid-table Serie A side. Udinese will now face the winners of the tie between Lecce and Siena on Wednesday night.
Serie B title contenders Reggina needed extra-time to defeat Frosinone 4-2 away from home. Ghana striker Dominic Adiyiah, on loan from AC Milan, scored the final goal in the dying seconds and Reggina will now face Fiorentina in the fourth round.
Another match between two Serie B sides saw Vicenza beat Ascoli 1-0 to set up a meeting with Genoa. Meanwhile, Livorno defeated Atalanta 1-0 thanks to a goal from Gaston Cellerino.
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