The hosts could have scored within two minutes, because Nicolas Gonzalez was forwarded through the header of Randal Kolo Muani, but shot from a promising position. They kept dominating, but members on a fool when Empoli took a shock.
Youssef Maleh made some room for himself on the edge of the box, before he shot brilliantly in the bottom corner with his weaker right foot.
It is his first goal for the club because he showed a contrast in emotion after he was sent in the respective league match. The visitors scored almost a second before the break, when Devis Vasquez hit a long ball directly to Ismael Konate, who was unlucky to hit the post from a fairly acute angle.
Both keepers were tested early in the second half, because Maleh almost immediately doubled his count with another fine strike that was parried by Mattia Perin, before the free kick by Dusan Vlahovic was stopped by Vasquez.
Junior Sambia's effort was then tipped by Perin, a crucial rescue as Juventus then agreed minutes later.
Khephren Thuram played a neat one-two with Timothy Weah, before he defeated Vasquez at his nearby post.
The old lady insisted on a winner, with Vlahovic and Kolo Muani, who forced both Vásquez in further saves too late, but Empoli Groef deep and earned a penalty shootout, even a threat to the break itself.
Vlahovic first stepped in the shootout and looerde ominously, giving Empoli an immediate advantage.
Captain Liam Henderson then hit the middle to put them in front before Kolo Muani put a procedure by beating the ball in the top corner.
Christian Kouame then sent the goalkeeper the wrong way to place Empoli in front, before Manuel Locatelli again ran a level level.
Liberato Cacace was the next one and despite the fact that Perin got a hand in it, scored before Vásquez saved the efforts of Kenan Yıldız.
Empoli knew they had two chances to win, and Luca Marianucci made no mistake to send them to the last four.
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