Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Unbeaten since October, Napoli reaches Cup semifinals (The Associated Press)

Fiorentina coach Paulo Sousa gives indications to his players during an Italian Cup, Round of 8 soccer match between Napoli and Fiorentina, at the San Paolo stadium in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)

Napoli beat Fiorentina 1-0 to advance to the Italian Cup semifinals and extend its unbeaten streak in all competitions to 15 matches on Tuesday. Jose Callejon used a header to redirect a powerful cross from captain Marek Hamsik and the ball bent back the fingers of goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu midway through the second half. Following his 10th goal in all competitions, Callejon performed a celebratory dance.


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