AC Milan 6-1 Sassuolo: Chukwueze brace powers Rossoneri into Coppa Italia last eight

AC Milan made easy work of Serie B side Sassuolo as Samuel Chukwueze scored twice in a 6-1 thrashing to reach the Coppa Italia quarter-finals on Tuesday.

The last-16 match was over in the 23rd minute after Chukwueze's brace, along with goals from Tijjani Reijnders and Rafael Leao, gave Milan a 4-0 lead at San Siro.

Davide Calabria added their fifth 11 minutes after the break, although Samuele Mulattieri secured a consolation three minutes later, before Tammy Abraham completed the win in the 61st minute.

Chukwueze opened the scoring in the 12th minute when a Reijnders ball over the top put him through one-on-one with Giacomo Satalino, and after his first effort hit the upright he tapped in the rebound.

Reijnders drilled home from outside the area five minutes later and Chukwueze scored his second in the 21st minute, curling beyond Satalino's reach after an Abraham lay-off.

A no-look pass from Ruben Loftus-Cheek allowed Leao to score two minutes later, before Christian Pulisic's high cross bounced off the post and Calabria reacted quickest to convert in the second half.

Mulattieri's effort squirmed under Lorenzo Torriani to finally give Sassuolo something to cheer about, but Abraham wrapped up the rout, stopping his finish just after the hour around Satalino.

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— AC Milan (@acmilan) December 3, 2024

Data Debrief: Rampant Rossoneri

Milan's victory came by an impressive scoreline, although the underlying statistics suggest the 6-1 victory was somewhat flattering to the home side's performance.

The home side managed just 1.89 expected goals (xG) from their fifteen attempts, but the quality of finishing proved too much for Sassuolo.